Ductus Arteriosus

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 More General Terms 3 Additional Terms 4 References

Introduction

• A fetal blood vessel connecting the left pulmonary artery with the descending aorta just below the origin of the left subclavian artery. Generally, it closes at birth, & within the 1st 2 months of life, degenerates into a cord, the ligamentum arteriosum. Occasionally, the ductus fails to close resulting in a surgically correctable disorder, patent ductus arteriosus.

More General Terms

• heart structure
• ductus

Additional Terms

• ligamentum arteriosum (Botallo's ligament)
• patent ductus arteriosus

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995

ductus arteriosus (Botallo's duct)