Fallot tetrad
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Fallot, tetralogy of — ▪ congenital heart disease also called Fallot tetrad combination of congenital heart defects (congenital heart disease) characterized by hypoxic spells (which include difficulty in breathing and alterations in consciousness), a change in… … Universalium
tetrad — 1. A collection of four things having something in common such as a deformity with four features, e.g., Fallot tetralogy. SYN: tetralogy. 2. In chemistry, a quadrivalent element. 3. In heredity, a bivalent ch … Medical dictionary
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 — Étienne Louis A., French physician, 1850–1911. See pentalogy of F., F. tetrad, F. triad, trilogy of F … Medical dictionary
tetralogy — SYN: tetrad (1). [G. tetralogia] Eisenmenger t. SYN: Eisenmenger complex. t. of Fallot a set of congenital cardiac defects including ventricular septal defect, pulmonic valve … Medical dictionary
tétrade — [ tetrad ] n. f. • 1546; du gr. tetras, tetrados « groupe de quatre » ♦ Didact. Groupe de quatre éléments. Spécialt 1 ♦ (1897) Biol. Ensemble formé par une paire de chromosomes dédoublés, lors de la méiose. 2 ♦ (1888) Méd. Tétrade de Fallot :… … Encyclopédie Universelle
