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pentalogy

pentalogy

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A group of five related birth defects in one person
  • noun
  • /ˌpɛnˈtælədʒi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : pentalogía
  • Surgical teams often face challenges when treating patients with a complex pentalogy of abnormalities.

Examples

  • The doctor explained that the newborn's condition was a rare pentalogy affecting the heart and other organs.

  • Researchers studied a pentalogy of birth defects to understand their genetic causes.

  • A pentalogy exists.

  • The pentalogy was diagnosed early.

  • The doctor explained that the baby was born with a rare condition known as pentalogy, which included five distinct congenital defects.

  • In her research, she focused on understanding the implications of pentalogy in patients with multiple congenital anomalies.

  • He studied cases of pentalogy to better understand the associated health challenges faced by affected individuals.

Surface Forms

pentalogy singular
pentalogies plural

Morphology

pentalogy = penta + logy

The word is built from the classical combining form 'penta-' meaning five and '-logy', but the medical sense is specialized and only partly predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Pentalogy comes from the Greek parts penta- meaning 'five' and -logy meaning 'collection' or 'study', like trilogy (a set of three). So in medicine a pentalogy is a group of five related birth defects or problems that happen together.