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 constricts as a result of increased oxygen concentration, and becomes the ligamentum arteriosum.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The ductus venosus links the umbilical vein to the inferior vena cava largely through the liver.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The complex movement will be conveyed to the base of the stapes, thence to the vestibule, and thence to the cochlea, in which we find the ductus cochlearis containing the organ of Corti.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various