Fallot's tetralogy

Fal·lot's tetralogy  (f-lz)

n.

Tetralogy of Fallot.

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Fallot's tetralogy [ˈfæləʊz]

n

(Medicine / Pathology) (Medicine) a congenital heart disease in which there are four defects: pulmonary stenosis, enlarged right ventricle, a ventricular septal defect, and an aorta whose origin lies over the septal defect. In babies suffering this disease the defects can be corrected by surgery

[named after E. L. A. Fallot (1850-1911), French physician]

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Fallot's tetralogy - a 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 Fallot's syndrome, tetralogy of Fallot pulmonary stenosis - abnormal narrowing of the opening into the pulmonary artery from the right ventricle syndrome - a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease congenital heart defect - a birth defect involving the heart ventricular septal defect - a common congenital heart defect; an abnormal opening in the septum dividing the ventricles allows blood to pass directly from the left to the right ventricle; large openings may cause congestive heart failure