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Botallo, Leonardo

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Botallo,

Leonardo, Italian physician in Paris, 1530-1600.

Botallo duct - a fetal vessel connecting the left pulmonary artery with the descending aorta. Synonym(s): ductus arteriosus

Botallo foramen - the orifice of communication between the two atria of the fetal heart.

Botallo ligament - the remains of the ductus arteriosus. Synonym(s): ligamentum arteriosum

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