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foramen ovale

In the fetal heart, the opening in the septum secundum that serves as a communication between the atria. Normally it closes at birth.

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patent foramen ovale (PFO) sphenoid foramen ovale

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foramen

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995

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