scimitar syndrome

English

Etymology

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

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).
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