congenital heart defect

Definitions of congenital heart defect

1. noun

   a birth defect involving the heart
   types:

   septal defect

   a congenital abnormality in the septum between the left and right sides of the heart

   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

   atrial septal defect

   an abnormal opening between the left and right atria of the heart

   ventricular septal defect

   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:

   birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder

   a defect that is present at birth