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tetralogy of fallot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
tetral-o-gy of -fal-lot
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

tetralogies of Fallot (plural)

Phrases

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

Frequently Paired Words

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

Synonyms

tetrad of Fallot tet fallot's tetralogy fallot's syndrome

Questions

What does tetralogy of fallot mean?
A congenital heart defect, characterised by the four findings of ventricular septal defect, pulmonary stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy and an overriding aorta.
Where does tetralogy of fallot come from?
Named after Arthur Fallot (1850–1911), French physician.

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