Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun patent_ductus_arteriosus

1 sense of patent ductus arteriosus

Sense 1
patent ductus arteriosus -- (a ductus arteriosus that failed to close at birth; may require surgical correction)
       => 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)