Meaning of VACTERL | Babel Free

Definitions

Initialism of Vertebral anomalies, Anal atresia, Cardiac defects, Tracheoesophageal fistula and/or Esophageal atresia, Renal and radial anomalies, and Limb defects (A group of birth defects that tend to occur together).

abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Examples

“Although a single pathogenetic mechanism has not been identified to tie all the manifestations of VACTERL together, recognition of this association is helpful in caring for the neonate and facilitating multidisciplinary care and follow-up.”

CEFR level