tetralogy of fallot

Questions about tetralogy of fallot

What does tetralogy of fallot mean?

tetralogy of fallot means "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".

What is another word for tetralogy of fallot?

Close synonyms include Fallot's tetralogy, Fallot's syndrome. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tetralogy of fallot a common word?

tetralogy of fallot 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.