English noun: ventricular septal defect | |||
1. | ventricular septal defect (state) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | septal defect | ||
Part meronym | Fallot's syndrome, Fallot's tetralogy, tetralogy of Fallot | ||