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CONDUIT ARTERIEL [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Embryology
Universal entry(ies)
ductus arteriosus
Latin
DEF

A fetal blood vessel connecting the left pulmonary artery to the descending aorta.

OBS

In the first two months after birth, the arterial duct normally changes into a fibrous cord, the ligamentum arteriosum; persistent postnatal patentcy is a correctable cardiovascular handicap.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Embryologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
ductus arteriosus
Latin
DEF

Voie de dérivation fœtale qui permet au sang de l'artère pulmonaire de rejoindre l'aorte sans passer par les poumons; elle s'obture normalement à la naissance et laisse comme vestige le ligament artériel.

Spanish

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