ductus

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

From BBC • May 2, 2023

A patent ductus arteriosus is a congenital condition in which the ductus arteriosus fails to close.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The ampulla of the ductus deferens meets the seminal vesicle, a gland that contributes fructose and proteins, at the ejaculatory duct.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Hawkins reports a case of congenital obliteration of the ductus communis choledochus in a male infant which died at the age of four and a half months.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)