Uberon definition : The vascular channel in the fetus passing through the liver and joining the umbilical
vein with the inferior vena cava.;
Uberon Taxon note : Ductus venosus naturally closes during the first week of life in most full-term neonates;
however, it may take much longer to close in pre-term neonates. Functional closure
occurs within minutes of birth. Structural closure in term babies occurs within 3
to 7 days. After it closes, the remnant is known as ligamentum venosum;