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DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS

\dˈʌktəs ɑːtˈi͡əɹɪˌɒsəs], \dˈʌktəs ɑːtˈi‍əɹɪˌɒsəs], \d_ˈʌ_k_t_ə_s ɑː_t_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ˌɒ_s_ə_s]\

Definitions of DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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a blood vessel in a fetus that bypasses pulmonary circulation by connecting the pulmonary artery directly to the ascending aorta; normally closes at birth

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a blood vessel in a fetus that bypasses pulmonary circulation by connecting the pulmonary artery directly to the ascending aorta; normally closes at birth

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A fetal blood vessel connecting the pulmonary artery with the descending aorta.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Fetal blood-vessel which joins the aorta and pulmonary artery.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A channel of communication between the main pulmonary artery of the fetus and the aorta.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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