Phrase guide

tetralogy of Fallot

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A congenital heart defect, characterised by the four findings of ventricular septal defect, pulmonary stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy and an overriding aorta.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Fallot's tetralogy, Fallot's syndrome

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: syndrome, congenital heart defect

History

Etymology

Named after Arthur Fallot (1850–1911), French physician.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 法樂氏四聯症 /法乐氏四联症 (Fǎlèshì sìliánzhèng) — congenital heart defect
  • Czech: Fallotova tetralogie — congenital heart defect
  • Finnish: Fallot’n tetralogia — congenital heart defect
  • French: tétralogie de Fallot — congenital heart defect
  • German: Fallot-Tetralogie — congenital heart defect
  • Hungarian: Fallot-tetralógia — congenital heart defect
  • Portuguese: tetralogia de Fallot — congenital heart defect
  • Russian: тетра́да Фалло́ (tetráda Falló) — congenital heart defect
  • Spanish: tetralogía de Fallot — congenital heart defect