| NOUN | state | tetralogy of Fallot, Fallot's tetralogy, Fallot's syndrome | a congenital heart defect producing cyanosis |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | Fallot's tetralogy, Fallot's syndrome | |
| Parts | pulmonary stenosis | Abnormal narrowing of the opening into the pulmonary artery from the right ventricle |
| ventricular septal defect | A common congenital heart defect | |
| Broader | congenital heart defect | A birth defect involving the heart |
| syndrome | A pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease | |
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