ligamentum ar·te·rio·sum | \ -är-ˌtir-ē-ˈō-səm 
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\Medical Definition of ligamentum arteriosum
: a cord of tissue that connects the pulmonary trunk and the aorta and that is the vestige of the ductus arteriosus
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