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Definition of Blalock-Taussig operation

Blalock-Taussig operation: A pioneering operation to treat children born with the heart malformation tetralogy of Fallot named for the US surgeon Alfred Blalock and the US pediatric cardiologist Helen B. Taussig.

Source: MedTerms™ Medical Dictionary
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=6560
Last Editorial Review: 3/19/2012

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