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  • 61patent foramen ovale — Pathol. a congenital heart defect resulting from failure of the foramen ovale to close shortly after birth. * * * …

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  • 62Foramen ovale — An oval opening between the two upper chambers of the heart (the atria) that is a normal feature of the fetal and neonatal (newborn) circulation. The foramen ovale normally closes on its own by 3 months of age. * * * foramen ova·le ō va (.)lē, vā …

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  • 63Foramen ovale de Pacchioni — ● Foramen ovale de Pacchioni orifice compris entre la gouttière basilaire et la tente du cervelet, traversé par le tronc cérébral …

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  • 64Foramen ovale — ● Foramen ovale persistance d un petit orifice présent chez le fœtus et situé presque au centre de la cloison interauriculaire séparant l oreillette droite de l oreillette gauche du cœur …

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  • 65Le ballon ovale — ● Le ballon ovale le rugby …

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  • 66foramen ovale cordis — [TA] foramen ovale of heart the aperture in the septum secundum of the fetal heart that provides a communication between the atria. Called also oval foramen of heart …

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  • 67foramen ovale ossis sphenoidalis — [TA] foramen ovale of sphenoid an opening in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone, on the posterior part of the medial portion; it transmits the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve and some vessels …

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  • 68patent foramen ovale — (PFO) a type of septal defect consisting of abnormal persistence of the fetal foramen ovale cordis after birth, often resulting in a left to right or right to left shunt …

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  • 69probe patency of foramen ovale — incomplete physical closure of the foramen ovale postnatally, although functional closure occurs, so that a probe may be passed between the atria in the adult. It occurs in 20 to 25 per cent of all hearts …

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  • 70Plasmodium ovale — a species found primarily in East and Central Africa that causes ovale malaria and is characterized by oval or fimbriated infected red blood cells …

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