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DUCTUS VENOSUS [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cardiovascular System
Universal entry(ies)
ductus venosus
Latin
DEF

In the embryo, a vessel that connects the left umbilical vein with the inferior vena cava, enabling blood to bypass the developing venous system in the liver.

OBS

After birth, the ductus venosus is obliterated and forms the ligamentum venosum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système cardio-vasculaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
ductus venosus
Latin
CONT

[Dans la circulation fœtale] le sang oxygéné venant du placenta, passe par la veine ombilicale puis le canal veineux d’Arantius avant de rejoindre la veine cave inférieure, puis l’oreillette droite.

Spanish

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