tetralogy of Fallot

noun

A congenital heart defect, characterised by the four findings of ventricular septal defect, pulmonary stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy and an overriding aorta.

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tetrad of FallottetFallot's tetralogyFallot's syndrome
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Meanings

nountetralogy of Fallot (countable and uncountable, plural tetralogies of Fallot)

plural tetralogies of Fallot

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA congenital heart defect, characterised by the four findings of ventricular septal defect, pulmonary stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy and an overriding aorta.

    Synonyms: tetrad of Fallot, tet

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA congenital heart defect, characterised by the four findings of ventricular septal defect, pulmonary stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy and an overriding aorta.

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tetrad of Fallottet

More synonyms by meaning

nouna congenital heart defect producing cyanosis; characterized by four symptoms: pulmonary stenosis and ventricular septal defect and malposition of the aorta over both ventricles and hypertrophy of the right ventricle

Similar
Fallot's tetralogyFallot's syndrome
Broader
congenital heart defectsyndrome

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Origin

Named after Arthur Fallot (1850–1911), French physician.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 法樂氏四聯症 /法乐氏四联症
  • 法樂氏四聯症 /法乐氏四联症 (Fǎlèshì sìliánzhèng)congenital heart defect
Czech Fallotova tetralogie
  • Fallotova tetralogiecongenital heart defect
Finnish Fallot’n tetralogia
  • Fallot’n tetralogiacongenital heart defect
French tétralogie de Fallot
  • tétralogie de Fallotcongenital heart defect
German Fallot-Tetralogie
  • Fallot-Tetralogiecongenital heart defect
Hungarian Fallot-tetralógia
  • Fallot-tetralógiacongenital heart defect
Portuguese tetralogia de Fallot
  • tetralogia de Fallotcongenital heart defect
Russian тетра́да Фалло́
  • тетра́да Фалло́ (tetráda Falló)congenital heart defect
Spanish tetralogía de Fallot
  • tetralogía de Fallotcongenital heart defect
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