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truncus arteriosus

truncus arteriosus noun: the single arterial outlet in the embryological heart which later divides into the aorta and the pulmonary trunk. Also the ellipsis of persistent truncus arteriosus.

Noun

truncus arteriosus (plural trunci arteriosi)

  1. The single arterial outlet in the embryological heart which later divides into the aorta and the pulmonary trunk.

Also used as

truncus arteriosus is also the ellipsis of persistent truncus arteriosus.

Forms of truncus arteriosus

pluraltrunci arteriosi

Origin of truncus arteriosus

Borrowed from Latin truncus arteriosus (literally “arterial trunk”).

Questions about truncus arteriosus

What does truncus arteriosus mean?
Truncus arteriosus means the single arterial outlet in the embryological heart which later divides into the aorta and the pulmonary trunk.
What part of speech is truncus arteriosus?
Truncus arteriosus is a noun.
What is the plural of truncus arteriosus?
The plural of truncus arteriosus is trunci arteriosi.

Words near truncus arteriosus in the dictionary

  1. trunci
  2. trunck
  3. truncks
  4. trunctable
  5. truncus
  6. truncus arteriosus
  7. trundle
  8. trundle along
  9. trundle bed
  10. trundle beds
  11. trundle cart

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