DUCTUS

Meaning of DUCTUS in English

A duct or walled passageway. Our word "duct" is a contraction of the Latin word "ductus" meaning "leading". The Romans, however, preferred the word "canalis" meaning "a pipe or gutter" for a conduit.

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DUCTUS — ˈdəktəs noun ( plural ductus ) Etymology: in sense 1, New Latin; in sense 2, from Latin — more at …
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DUCTUS — n. pipe, tube
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DUCTUS — [ 'dʌktəs ] ■ noun ( plural ducti ) Anatomy a duct. Origin C17: from L., lit. 'leading'.
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DUCTUS — n. Function: noun Synonyms: HANDWRITING , calligraphy, chirography, fist, hand, penmanship, script
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DUCTUS — noun Synonyms: handwriting , calligraphy, chirography, fist, hand, penmanship, script
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DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS — noun Etymology: New Latin, literally, arterial duct Date: 1811 a short broad vessel in the fetus that connects the pulmonary …
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DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS — Channel between the pulmonary artery and the aorta in the fetus, which bypasses the lungs to distribute oxygen received through …
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DUCTUS BOTALLI — noun see ductus arteriosus
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DUCTUS VENOSUS — -və̇ˈnōsəs, -vēˈ- noun Etymology: New Latin, venous duct : a vein passing through the liver and connecting the left umbilical …
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DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS — -(ˌ)ärˌtirēˈōsəs noun Etymology: New Latin, arterial duct : a short broad vessel connecting the pulmonary artery and descending aorta of …
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PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS — persistence of a channel that shunts blood between the pulmonary artery and the aorta. Normally, after birth, the pulmonary artery …
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DUCTUS DEFERENS
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DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS — Channel between the pulmonary artery and the aorta in the fetus, which bypasses the lungs to distribute oxygen received through …
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PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS (PDA) — Before birth, the blood headed from the heart via the pulmonary artery toward the lungs is shunted into the greatest …
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DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS — Before birth, the blood headed from the heart (via the pulmonary artery) for the lungs is shunted away from the …
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OVIDUCT — noun Etymology: New Latin ~us, from ov- + ductus duct Date: 1672 a tube that allows for the passage of …
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CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE — Deformity of the heart . Examples include septal defect (opening in the septum between the sides of the heart), atresia …
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DUCT OF BOTALLUS — noun see ductus arteriosus
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DUCT — I. ˈdəkt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin ductus act of leading, shape (of a letter), from past participle of …
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DOUCHE — I. ˈdüsh noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Italian doccia, from docciare to gush, pour, from doccia water pipe, …
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OVIDUCT — ˈōvəˌdəkt noun Etymology: New Latin oviductus, from Latin ov- + New Latin ductus duct — more at duct : a …
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MANUDUCTOR — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌdəktə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin manus hand + ductor leader, from ductus + -or : …
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MANUDUCTION — ˌmanyəˈdəkshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Medieval Latin manuduction-, manuductio, from Latin manus hand + duction-, ductio action of leading, …
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FETAL CIRCULATION — noun : the course of the blood in the vessels of the fetus, impure blood passing in man and the …
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DUCT OF BOTALLUS — -bōˈtaləs Usage: usually capitalized B Etymology: translation of New Latin ductus Botalli, from Botallus (Leonardo Botallo), 16th century Italian physician …
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SPERMATIC CORD
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REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM, HUMAN
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EPIDIDYME — either of a pair of elongated crescent-shaped structures attached to each of the two male reproductive organs, the testes (see …
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FETAL CIRCULATION — The blood circulation in the fetus before birth. Before birth, the blood from the heart headed for the lungs in …
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CIRCULATION, FETAL — The blood circulation in the fetus (the unborn baby). Before birth, the blood from the heart that is destined (in …
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