Fal|lot's tetralogy

Fal|lot's tetralogy
Fal|lot's tetralogy «fa LOHZ»,
a combination of four congenital defects of the heart interfering with the passage of blood: »

One of the commonest forms of blue-baby disorder [is] Fallot's tetralogy (Time).

[< Étienne-Louis Arthur Fallot, 1850-1911, a French physician]

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  • Fallot's pentalogy tetralogy (tetrad) trilogy — Fal·lot s pentalogy, tetralogy (tetrad), trilogy (fə lōzґ) [Йtienne Louis Arthur Fallot, French physician, 1850–1911] see under pentalogy, tetralogy, and trilogy …   Medical dictionary

  • Fallot'stetralogy — Fal·lot s tetralogy (fă lōzʹ) n. Tetralogy of Fallot. * * * …   Universalium

  • tetralogyof Fallot — tetralogy of Fal·lot (fă lōʹ) 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.  … …   Universalium

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