A short, wide blood vessel that connects the pulmonary artery with the aorta in fetuses and embryos of amniote vertebrates, allowing blood to bypass the non-functional lungs, and normally closing irreversibly to form a fibrous ligament soon after birth. Also: a similar connection in amphibian larvae, which may retain some degree of patency in adult life.

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