postductal
English
Etymology
post- + ductal
Adjective
postductal (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Distal to or downstream of a ductus (for example, the ductus arteriosus).
- 2013, Mandell, Jacob, Core Radiology: A Visual Approach to Diagnostic Imaging (Cambridge Medicine), →ISBN, page 769:
- Aortic coarctation is congenital focal narrowing of the aorta in the region of the ductus arteriosus. It may be preductal (proximal to the ductus, illustrated on the right [in the original]), periductal, or postductal.
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Related terms
- periductal
- preductal