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ductus arteriosus

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A fetal blood vessel connecting the pulmonary artery with the descending aorta[MESH]. In the developing fetus, the ductus arteriosus is a shunt connecting the pulmonary artery to the aortic arch. It allows most of the blood from the right ventricle to bypass the fetus' fluid-filled lungs, protecting the lungs from being overworked and allowing the left ventricle to strengthen. There are two other fetal shunts, the ductus venosus and the foramen ovale[MP]. the fetal vessel that connects the left pulmonary artery with the descending aorta; the ductus arteriosus normally regresses into a fibrous cord, the ligamentum arteriousum after birth[MP]. [ MESH:A07.541.278.395 MP:0010564 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ductus_arteriosus ]

Synonyms: ductus Botallo

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Subsets

efo_slim, pheno_slim

has related synonym

Botallo's duct

fetal ductus arteriosus

ductus arteriosis

arterial duct

ductus botalli

ductus arteriosum

ductus layton

arterial canal

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UBERON:0005440