patent+medicine
81Disease, congenital heart — A malformation of the heart or the large blood vessels near the heart. The term “congenital” speaks only to time, not to causation; it means “born with” or “present at birth.” Congenital heart disease is the most frequent form of major birth… …
82Ductus arteriosus — A key arterial shunt (ductus) in fetal life. Before birth, blood pumped from the heart through the pulmonary artery toward the lungs is shunted into the aorta. This arterial shunt is a short vessel called the ductus arteriosus. When the shunt is… …
83Hydrocele — Accumulation of fluid in the coat around the testis. Small hydroceles tend to disappear by a year of age while larger hydroceles may persist and warrant surgery. * * * A collection of serous fluid in a sacculated cavity; specifically, such a… …
84syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …
85Fetal circulation — The blood circulation in the fetus before birth. Before birth, the blood from the heart headed for the lungs in the aptly named pulmonary artery is shunted away from the lungs and returned to the greatest of arteries, the aorta. This arterial… …
86Murmur — A Murmur is an abnormal "whooshing" sound created by blood flow through heart valves, as well as flow through chamber narrowings or unusual connections seen with congenital heart disease. It is usually heard by the doctor while… …
87Shunt — 1) To move a body fluid, such as cerebrospinal fluid, from one place to another. 2) A catheter (tube) that carries cerebrospinal fluid from a ventricle in the brain to another area of the body. A shunt may be placed to relieve pressure from… …
88lint — A soft, absorbent material rarely used in surgical dressings, usually in the form of a thick, loosely woven material (sheet or patent l.). [O.E. lin, flax] * * * lint lint n 1) a soft fleecy material used for poultices and dressings for wounds… …
89Rubin test — Ru·bin test rü bən n a test to determine the patency or occlusion of the fallopian tubes by insufflating them with carbon dioxide by transuterine injection Rubin Isidor Clinton (1883 1958) American gynecologist. Rubin s early researches dealt… …
90pars patens arteriae umbilicalis — [TA] patent part of umbilical artery: the proximal section of the fetal umbilical cord, which remains patent in the adult, although reduced in size. Cf. p. occlusa arteriae umbilicalis …
