septal defect

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   a congenital abnormality in the septum between the left and right sides of the heart

   Broadercongenital heart defect

   Narroweratrial septal defectventricular septal defect

Questions about septal defect

What does septal defect mean?

septal defect means "a congenital abnormality in the septum between the left and right sides of the heart".

Is septal defect a common word?

septal defect is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.