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scimitar syndrome

scimitar syndrome noun: a rare congenital heart defect characterized by anomalous venous return from the right lung (to the systemic venous drainage, rather than directly to the left atrium).

Noun

scimitar syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare congenital heart defect characterized by anomalous venous return from the right lung (to the systemic venous drainage, rather than directly to the left atrium).

Origin of scimitar syndrome

From the scimitar-shaped curved shadow seen on a chest X-ray.

Questions about scimitar syndrome

What does scimitar syndrome mean?
Scimitar syndrome means a rare congenital heart defect characterized by anomalous venous return from the right lung (to the systemic venous drainage, rather than directly to the left atrium).
What part of speech is scimitar syndrome?
Scimitar syndrome is a noun.

Words near scimitar syndrome in the dictionary

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  2. scimitar pod
  3. scimitar pods
  4. scimitar shell
  5. scimitar shells
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  7. scimitar-horned oryx
  8. scimitar-horned oryxes
  9. scimitar-toothed
  10. scimitar-toothed cat
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