septal defect
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- noun
- /ˈsɛptəl dɪˈfɛkt/
- Specialized
:
defecto septal
- During the check-up, the pediatric cardiologist mentioned that the infant had an atrial septal defect that required monitoring.
- ventricular septal defect
- atrial septal defect
Examples
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After admission at a Cardiothoracic Centre, a transthoracic echocardiogram showed pericardial effusion and a small ventricular septal defect.
Academic text (2007) -
Arrow showing ventricular septal defect (VSD).
Academic text (2007) -
In addition, the infant was suspected of having a ventricular septal defect of the heart.
Academic text (2016) -
Heart defects affect approximately half of all children with FAS, with ventricular septal defect being the most common.
Academic text (1996) -
The transesophageal echocardiography showed a 12 mm ventricular septal defect.
Academic text (2007) -
Ralph was born April 29, 2007, with meconium aspiration syndrome and an atrial septal defect.
Blog text (12) -
She had an atrial septal defect (ASD) repair one year before presentation.
Academic text (2007) -
The right ventricle is injured in about half of the surviving patients, and the ventricular septal defect (VSD) caused by penetration to the heart is found in 20% of survivors.
Academic text (2007) -
There are septal defects here, here, and here, which have induced a myopathy resulting in pulmonary edema and malignant ventricular ectopy.
Fiction book (2002) -
The doctor explained that a ventricular septal defect is a hole in the heart that can cause serious complications.
Synonyms
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A heart problem present at birth that changes the heart's shape or how it works
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'septal' (pertaining to a septum, a dividing wall) and 'defect' (a flaw), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to a flaw in a septum (commonly the heart's dividing wall). Although medical in register, the structure 'X defect' is a transparent, cross-linguistic pattern, making the meaning predictable from the parts.
Etymology
Septal defect: The noun septal defect comes from septal, from the word septum meaning a dividing 'wall', and defect, meaning a problem or 'hole'. So septal defect literally names a 'hole in the wall' between the heart's left and right sides, which is why it describes this heart condition.