| patent ductus arteriosus |
Blood vessel in the heart remaining open after it should have closed.
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| patent ductus arteriosus |
condition in which the connecting blood vessel between the pulmonary artery and the aorta in fetal circulation stays open in the newborn.
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| patent ductus arteriosus |
The patent ductus is a small blood vessel in the fetus that connects the pulmonary artery and the aorta. This allows blood to bypass the fetuses?lungs since oxygen is provided through the mother
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| patent ductus arteriosus |
(PDA) an abnormal condition, common in prematures, in which the ductus-the fetal blood vessel connecting the aorta and the pulmonary artery-fails to close after birth.
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