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Fontan procedures

Fontan procedures is the plural of Fontan procedure.

Meaning of Fontan procedure

Noun

Fontan procedure (plural Fontan procedures)

  1. A palliative surgical procedure used in children with complex congenital heart defects. It involves diverting the venous blood from the right atrium to the pulmonary arteries without passing through the morphologic right ventricle.
    Synonyms:
    Fontan, Kreutzer procedure

Questions about Fontan procedures

What is Fontan procedures the plural of?
Fontan procedures is the plural of Fontan procedure.

Words near Fontan procedures in the dictionary

  1. Fontaines
  2. fontal
  3. fontally
  4. Fontan
  5. Fontan procedure
  6. Fontan procedures
  7. Fontana
  8. Fontanas
  9. fontanel
  10. fontanellar
  11. fontanelle

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