Break down the medical word into its word parts, and give the meaning of each word part. Then, give the definition of the medical word.
Ventricular septal defect
Definition:
Combining form and definition:
Suffix and definition:
Definition: An opening in the muscular wall between the lower chambers of the heart
Combining form and definition: ventricul/o, “little belly, ventricle”; sept/o, “wall or partition”
Suffix and definition: -ar, “pertaining to”; -al, “pertaining to”
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