pentalogy

pentalogy
A rarely used term for a combination of five elements, such as five concurrent symptoms. [penta- + G. logos, treatise, word]
- p. of Cantrell a congenital defect involving a cleft lower sternum, an anterior diaphragmatic defect, absence of the parietal pericardium, a connected or separate omphalocele, and a major cardiac anomaly, most often tetralogy of Fallot and left ventricular diverticulum. SYN: thoracoabdominal ectopia cordis.
- p. of Fallot tetralogy of Fallot with, in addition, a patent foramen ovale or atrial septal defect.

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pen·tal·o·gy pen-'tal-ə-jē n, pl -gies a combination of five closely related usu. simultaneous defects or symptoms <a \pentalogy of congenital birth defects>

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pen·tal·o·gy (pən-talґə-je) a combination of five elements or factors, as five concurrent defects or symptoms.

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