foramen ovale
English
Noun
foramen ovale (plural foramen ovales)
- (medicine, anatomy) An opening in the septum between the right and left atria of the fetal heart that normally closes after birth.
- 1846, London Medical Gazette: Or, Journal of Practical Medicine, Volume 38, page 1077,
- The second point, as urged by Dr. Norman Chevere, "That a closed foramen ovale is not a proof in jurisprudence that a child has lived;" for in this case the occlusion must have existed long before birth.
- 2009, Abraham Rudolph, Congenital Diseases of the Heart: Clinical-Physiological Considerations, Third Edition, 2013, unnumbered page,
- Thus in those conditions associated with obstruction to the right side of the heart, such as tricuspid atresia or pulmonary atresia with intactventricular[sic] septum, the foramen ovale is necessary to provide systemic blood flow.
- 1846, London Medical Gazette: Or, Journal of Practical Medicine, Volume 38, page 1077,
Derived terms
- patent foramen ovale
See also
- hole in the heart
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