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Descriptor English:   Foramen Ovale 
Descriptor Spanish:   Foramen Oval 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Forame Oval 
Tree Number:   A07.541.459.500
Definition English:   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 OVALE FORAMEN. 
History Note English:   2008; use HEART SEPTUM 1991-2007 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
abnormalities anatomy & histology
blood supply chemistry
cytology drug effects
embryology enzymology
growth & development immunology
injuries innervation
metabolism microbiology
pathology physiology
physiopathology parasitology
radiography radiation effects
radionuclide imaging secretion
surgery transplantation
ultrastructure ultrasonography
virology  
Record Number:   52517 
Unique Identifier:   D054085 

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