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

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Emerging from the placenta is the umbilical vein, which carries oxygen-rich blood from the mother to the fetal inferior vena cava via the ductus venosus to the heart that pumps it into fetal circulation.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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

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