aorticopulmonary

English

Etymology

aortico- +‎ pulmonary

Adjective

aorticopulmonary (not comparable)

(anatomy) Relating to the aorta and the pulmonary artery; specifically, connecting the two, as for example in a congenital heart defect whereby the septum that normally separates the two has a hole (fistula) in it.

Translations

relating to, or connecting the aorta and the pulmonary artery

Portuguese: aorticopulmonar

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