Ductus Arteriosus Definition

dŭktəs är-tîrē-ōsəs
noun
A fetal blood vessel that connects the left pulmonary artery with the descending aorta and that normally closes at birth.
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Origin of Ductus Arteriosus

  • Modern Latin ductus duct (from Latin act of leading duct) artēriōsus arterial (from Latin artēria artery artery) (-ōsus adj. suff.)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Ductus Arteriosus Sentence Examples

  • Increased risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants with patent ductus arteriosus treated with indomethacin.

  • The goal of treatment in children is to reopen the ductus arteriosus and restore blood flow to the descending aorta.

  • Patent ductus arteriosus is common in premature babies, but rare in full-term babies.

  • The right ventricle pumps blood into the pulmonary artery and blood reaches the aorta through a patent ductus arteriosus (see description in the previous section).

  • When the ductus does not close at birth, it causes a type of congenital heart disease called patent ductus arteriosus.

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