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co⋅nus ar⋅te⋅ri⋅o⋅sus

  [koh-nuhs ahr-teer-ee-oh-suhs]
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–noun, plural co⋅ni ar⋅te⋅ri⋅o⋅si  [koh-nahy ahr-teer-ee-oh-sahy, koh-nee ahr-teer-ee-oh-see] . Anatomy, Zoology.
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.
Also called conus.

Origin:
1855–60; < NL: lit., arterial cone. See arterio-, cone
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Main Entry: co·nus ar·te·ri·o·sus
Pronunciation: 'kO-n&-sär-"tir-E-'O-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural co·ni ar·te·ri·o·si /-"nI-är-"tir-E-'O-"sI, -(")nE-/
: a conical prolongation of the right ventricle from which thepulmonary arteries emerge called also conus
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conus arteriosus conus ar·te·ri·o·sus (är-tēr'ē-ō'səs)
n.
A conical extension of the right ventricle in the heart, from which the pulmonary artery originates. Also called arterial cone, infundibulum.

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