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ventricular septal defect

DEFINITIONS OF: ventricular septal defect

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n 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

Type of:
septal defect
a congenital abnormality in the septum between the left and right sides of the heart
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