tetralogy of Fallot (redirected from Tetrology of Fallot)

tetralogy of Fal·lot  (f-l)

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A congenital malformation of the heart characterized by a defect in the ventricular septum, misplacement of the origin of the aorta, narrowing of the pulmonary artery, and enlargement of the right ventricle.

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[After Étienne Fallot (1850-1911), French physician.]

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tetralogy of Fallot  (t-trl-j, -trl-; f-l)

A congenital malformation of the heart characterized by a defect in the ventricular septum, misplacement of the origin of the aorta, narrowing of the pulmonary artery, and enlargement of the right ventricle. It is named after its describer, French physician Etienne-Louis Arthur Fallot (1850-1911).

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tetralogy of Fallot - 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, Fallot's tetralogy 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