HyperDic: patent_ductus_arteriosus

English > 1 sense of the expression patent ductus arteriosus:
NOUNbodypatent ductus arteriosusa ductus arteriosus that failed to close at birth
English > patent ductus arteriosus: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA ductus arteriosus that failed to close at birth; may require surgical correction.
Broaderductus arteriosusA blood vessel in a fetus that bypasses pulmonary circulation by connecting the pulmonary artery directly to the ascending aorta
SpanishCAP, PCA, persistencia del conducto arterioso

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