Term: patent ductus arteriosus: a ductus arteriosus that failed to close at birth; may require surgical correction
Candidate hypernym: blood vessel: a vessel in which blood circulates → 1
Candidate hypernym: piezoelectricity: electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt); alternatively, electrostatic stress produces a change in the linear dimensions of the crystal → 0
Candidate hypernym: manifold: a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes → 0
Candidate hypernym: column: a line of units following one after another → 0
Candidate hypernym: osteodystrophy: defective bone development; usually attributable to renal disease or to disturbances in calcium and phosphorus metabolism → 0
Candidate hypernym: claystone: fine-grained rock consisting of compacted clay particles → 0
Candidate hypernym: pabulum: insipid intellectual nourishment → 0
Candidate hypernym: superficiality: shallowness in terms of affecting only surface layers of something → 0
Candidate hypernym: column: a page or text that is vertically divided → 0
Candidate hypernym: nip: a tart spicy quality → 0
Candidate hypernym: gluttony: eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins) → 0