# VACTERL

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. 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).

## Etymology
Initialism (see below).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vacterl