..Starting node ..Type III truncus arteriosus (HP:0011609)
Term ID:
11609
Name:
Type III truncus arteriosus
Synonym:
Persistent truncus arteriosus type III; Type 3 truncus arteriosus
Definition:
Truncus arteriosus (single great artery leaving the base of the heart, giving rise to the coronary, pulmonary, and systemic arteries) whereby one of the two pulmonary artery branched does not arise from the common pulmonary trunk, but instead from the ductus arteriosus or directly from the aorta.