VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT

 Dictionary entry overview: What does ventricular septal defect mean? 

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

1. 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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

septal defect (a congenital abnormality in the septum between the left and right sides of the heart)

Holonyms ("ventricular septal defect" is a part of...):

Fallot's syndrome; Fallot's tetralogy; tetralogy of Fallot (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)

 Context examples 

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

(Interrupted Aortic Arch, 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)

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

(Congenital Heart Disease, NCI Thesaurus)