tetralogy of Fallot

English

A heart presenting a tetralogy of Fallot

Etymology

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

Noun

tetralogy of Fallot (countable and uncountable, plural tetralogies of Fallot)

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

Synonyms

• tetrad of Fallot (uncommon)
• tet (clipping)

Related terms

• trilogy of Fallot, pentalogy of Fallot
• tet, blue tet, pink tet, tet spell

Translations

congenital heart defect

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 法樂氏四聯症／法乐氏四联症 (Fǎlèshì sìliánzhèng)

• Czech: Fallotova tetralogie
• Finnish: Fallot’n tetralogia
• French: tétralogie de Fallot f
• German: Fallot-Tetralogie f
• Hungarian: Fallot-tetralógia
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• Portuguese: tetralogia de Fallot f
• Russian: тетра́да Фалло́ f (tetráda Falló)
• Spanish: tetralogía de Fallot f