situs inversus
Organs flipped left-right
Situs inversus is a congenital condition in which the major organs are mirrored from their normal positions—the heart on the right side, the liver on the left, and so on.
The condition is usually harmless, though it complicates diagnosis and surgery.
From Latin meaning "inverted position."
- mirroredReflected or duplicated inversely
- mirror imageReversed visual duplicate
- reversedFlipped to opposite orientation
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- organsFunctional body parts
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- birth defectsbirth defect, birth defects, malformation, cleft lip, cleft palate
- situs defectsisomerism
- body traitsheight, weight, body shape, build, stature
- ciliopathies
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