CONUS ARTERIOSUS


Meaning of CONUS ARTERIOSUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkō-nəs-är-ˌtir-ē-ˈō-səs ]

noun

( plural co·ni ar·te·ri·o·si -ˌnī-är-ˌtir-ē-ˈō-ˌsī)

Etymology: New Latin, literally, arterial cone

Date: circa 1860

1. : a conical prolongation of the right ventricle in mammals from which the pulmonary arteries emerge — called also conus

2. : a prolongation of the ventricle of amphibians and some fishes that has a spiral valve separating venous blood going to the respiratory arteries from blood going to the aorta and systemic arteries

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