SEPTAL DEFECT

 Dictionary entry overview: What does septal defect mean? 

• SEPTAL DEFECT (noun)
  The noun SEPTAL DEFECT has 1 sense:

1. a congenital abnormality in the septum between the left and right sides of the heart

  Familiarity information: SEPTAL DEFECT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEPTAL DEFECT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A congenital abnormality in the septum between the left and right sides of the heart

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("septal defect" is a kind of...):

congenital heart defect (a birth defect involving the heart)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "septal defect"):

atrial septal defect (an abnormal opening between the left and right atria of the heart)

ventricular septal defect (a common congenital heart defect; an abnormal opening in the septum dividing the ventricles allows blood to pass directly from the left to the right ventricle; large openings may cause congestive heart failure)

 Context examples 

Atrioventricular septal defect in which there is usually a single dominant ventricle and a hypoplastic ventricle.

(Complete Atrioventricular Canal Defect Unbalanced, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutation of the gene is associated with atrial septal defect type 2.

(GATA4 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This disorder is often associated with ventricular septal defect, ductus arteriosus, or truncus arteriosus.

(Interrupted Aortic Arch, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutation of the gene is associated with atrial septal defect type 7, tetralogy of Fallot, and congenital hypothyroidism non-goitrous type 5.

(NKX2-5 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, tetralogy of Fallot, and patent foramen ovale.

(Congenital Heart Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

Atrioventricular septal defect in which the atrioventricular junction is shared evenly between the left ventricle and right ventricle.

(Complete Atrioventricular Canal Defect Balanced, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare congenital heart anomaly in which there is coexistence of tetralogy of Fallot and complete atrioventricular septal defect.

(Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect with Tetralogy of Fallot, NCI Thesaurus)

A wire mesh device used for the closure of atrial septal defects.

(Atrial Closure Device, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare syndrome characterized by the presence of omphalocele, anterior diaphragmatic hernia, sternal cleft, ectopia cordis, and ventricular septal defect or left ventricle diverticulum.

(Pentalogy of Cantrell, NCI Thesaurus)