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DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A blood vessel in a fetus that bypasses pulmonary circulation by connecting the pulmonary artery directly to the ascending aorta; normally closes at birth
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ductus arteriosus" is a kind of...):
blood vessel (a vessel in which blood circulates)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ductus arteriosus"):
patent ductus arteriosus (a ductus arteriosus that failed to close at birth; may require surgical correction)
Holonyms ("ductus arteriosus" is a part of...):
fetus; foetus (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal)
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