单词 | septal defect |
释义 | > as lemmasseptal defect septal defect n. Medicine an abnormal opening in a septum in a part of the body; spec. such an opening, usually of congenital origin, occurring in the septum between the ventricles or atria of the heart; frequently with distinguishing word.An informal name for a cardiac septal defect is hole in the heart. ΚΠ 1869 Trans. Pathol. Soc. London 20 78 (table) Condition of other parts of heart and extent of septal defect. 1883 H. Allen Syst. Human Anat. vi. 622/2 To determine the fact whether a given instance of [nasal] septal defect be of congenital or of acquired origin, it may be well to remember that congenital defects are apt to be multiple. 1922 Bull. Internat. Assoc. Med. Museums No. 8 192 In all these cases the location of the associated ventricular septal defect was unusual. 1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 Sept. 549/5 The author describes the operation for a septal defect—the condition popularly known as a ‘hole in the heart’. 2003 N.Y. Times 9 Sept. (Washington Final ed.) d6/3 They have closed atrial septal defects, openings in the wall between the heart's upper chambers. < as lemmas |
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