postductal

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adjective

Distal to or downstream of a ductus (for example, the ductus arteriosus).

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Meanings

adjectivepostductal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyDistal to or downstream of a ductus (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), →ISBN, page 769

Origin

From post- + ductal.

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APA

postductal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postductal

MLA

“postductal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postductal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postductal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postductal.

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