preductal

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adjective

Proximal to a ductus (for example, the ductus arteriosus).

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Meanings

adjectivepreductal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableProximal to a ductus (for example, the ductus arteriosus).

    Criteria for endotracheal intubation were dissatisfying response to non-invasive ventilation defined as absent or insufficient increase in HR and/or preductal oxygen saturation (SpO₂) despite supplemental oxygen.

    2015 September 26, “Do sustained lung inflations during neonatal resuscitation affect cerebral blood volume in preterm infants? A randomized controlled pilot study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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    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 pre- + ductal.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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