ductus

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Two-year-old Gulbadan was born with a heart defect, a condition called patent ductus arteriosus.

From BBC • May 2, 2023

The ductus arteriosus is a temporary vessel, connecting the aorta to the pulmonary trunk.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Coarctation of the aorta is a congenital abnormal narrowing of the aorta that is normally located at the insertion of the ligamentum arteriosum, the remnant of the fetal shunt called the ductus arteriosus.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Explain the location and importance of the ductus arteriosus in fetal circulation.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

L. aquaeductus; aquae, gen. of aqua water + ductus a leading, ducere to lead.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah