Fallot's tetralogy
/ (ˈfæləʊz) /
noun
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
Word Origin for Fallot's tetralogy
C20: named after E. L. A.
Fallot (1850–1911), French physician
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Medical definitions for fallot's tetralogy
Fallot's tetralogy
[ fă-lōz′ ]
n.
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.
Fallot's tetrad tetralogy of Fallot