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 venosus links the umbilical vein to the inferior vena cava largely through the liver.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Eventually, the muscular and endothelial components of the ductus arteriosus degenerate, leaving only the connective tissue component of the ligamentum arteriosum.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
As the amount of oxygen increases, the smooth muscles in the wall of the ductus arteriosus constrict, sealing off the passage.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
It is interesting to note that in Polypterus, one of the Crossopterygian ganoids, there is a somewhat similar asymmetrical condition of inferior jugulars and ductus Cuvieri.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
