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tetralogy of Fallot
[ fa-loh ]
noun
- a congenital malformation of the heart characterized by an abnormal opening in the septum dividing the ventricles, misplacement of the aorta so that it receives blood from both ventricles instead of only the left ventricle, narrowing of the pulmonary artery, and enlargement of the right ventricle.
tetralogy of Fallot
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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. It is named after its describer, French physician Etienne-Louis Arthur Fallot (1850–1911).
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of tetralogy of Fallot1
Example Sentences
Billy was born with a condition called tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia, a severe heart defect that occurs in approximately one in 2,500 babies.
In kids with tetralogy of Fallot, the heart doesn’t pump blood to the lungs efficiently, and oxygen-rich blood mixes with blood that has little oxygen left in it.
Billy Kimmel has tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia - a hole in the wall separating the right and left sides of the heart and a blocked pulmonary valve.
Billy Kimmel has tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia — a hole in the wall separating the right and left sides of the heart and a blocked pulmonary valve.
In infants, heart abnormalities include tetralogy of Fallot, a combination of four cardiac defects.
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