Preferred Label : foramen ovale;

MeSH definition : An opening in the wall between the right and the left upper chambers (HEART ATRIA) of a fetal heart. Oval foramen normally closes soon after birth; when it fails to close the condition is called PATENT OVAL FORAMEN.;

MeSH synonym : foramen, oval; oval foramen;

Wikipedia automatic translation : Foramen ovale (heart);

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foramen ovale (heart);

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An opening in the wall between the right and the left upper chambers (HEART ATRIA) of a fetal heart. Oval foramen normally closes soon after birth; when it fails to close the condition is called PATENT OVAL FORAMEN.

http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=FR&Expert=99108
2011
France
scientific and technical information
heart septal defects, atrial
foramen ovale

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