See Also: primary interatrial foramen(medicine)
interatrial foramen secundum(medicine)
secondary interatrial foramen(medicine)
interatrial foramen primum(medicine)
Tuohy needle(medicine)
Tuohy, Edward(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
interatrial(medicine)
interatrial septum(medicine)
Gerdy's interatrial loop(medicine)

Tuohy, Edward (medicine) and primary interatrial foramen (medicine)


Tuohy, Edward (medicine)


Tuohy, Edward
<person> 20th century U.S. Anaesthesiologist.

See: Tuohy needle.


primary interatrial foramen (medicine)


primary interatrial foramen -->
interatrial foramen primum


In the embryonic heart, the temporary opening between right and left atria situated between the lower margin of the septum primum and the atrioventricular canal cushions, in an adult heart, the abnormal persistence of the so-named communication which is normal in young embryos.

Synonym: foramen subseptale, ostium primum, primary interatrial foramen.