| coeur en sabot | <radiology> The radiographic configuration of the heart in the tetralogy of Fallot; the elevated apex gives a silhouette like that of a wooden shoe Synonym: sabot heart, wooden-shoe heart. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| coeur | A french term for heart. Origin: Fr. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sabot | 1. A kind of wooden shoe worn by the peasantry in France, Belgium, Sweden, and some other European countries. 2. A thick, circular disk of wood, to which the cartridge bag and projectile are attached, in fixed ammunition for cannon; also, a piece of soft metal attached to a projectile to take the groove of the rifling. Origin: F. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sabot heart | <radiology> The radiographic configuration of the heart in the tetralogy of Fallot; the elevated apex gives a silhouette like that of a wooden shoe Synonym: sabot heart, wooden-shoe heart. (05 Mar 2000) |