PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does patent ductus arteriosus mean? 

• PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS (noun)
  The noun PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS has 1 sense:

1. a ductus arteriosus that failed to close at birth; may require surgical correction

  Familiarity information: PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A ductus arteriosus that failed to close at birth; may require surgical correction

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("patent ductus arteriosus" is a kind of...):

ductus arteriosus (a blood vessel in a fetus that bypasses pulmonary circulation by connecting the pulmonary artery directly to the ascending aorta; normally closes at birth)