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conus arteriosus
[ koh-nuhs ahr-teer-ee-oh-suhs ]
noun
, Anatomy, Zoology.
, plural co·ni ar·te·ri·o·si [koh, -nahy ahr-teer-ee-, oh, -sahy, koh, -nee ahr-teer-ee-, oh, -see].
- the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
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Origin of conus arteriosus1
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Example Sentences
The conus arteriosus too begins to be divided into two chambers, and in Protopterus this division is complete.
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In the snake the conus arteriosus is very much shortened and is not visible.
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