aortopulmonary
adjective
aor·to·pul·mo·nary
ˌā-ˌȯrt-ō-ˌpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē, -ˌpəl- 
: of, relating to, or joining the aorta and the pulmonary artery
Our patient was a 12-year-old boy with pulmonary atresia and a ventricular septal defect who had had a central aortopulmonary shunt at the age of 11 days …—
Philipp Bonhoeffer et al., The Lancet
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“Aortopulmonary.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/aortopulmonary. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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