periductal

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adjective

Around a duct (for example, the ductus arteriosus).

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Meanings

adjectiveperiductal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAround a duct (for example, the ductus arteriosus).

    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.

    2013, Jacob Mandell, Core Radiology: A Visual Approach to Diagnostic Imaging (Cambridge Medicine), 1st edition, →ISBN, page 769

Origin

From peri- + ductal.

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APA

periductal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periductal

MLA

“periductal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periductal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “periductal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periductal.

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