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congenital Definition

con·geni·tal (kən jenə təl)

adjective

  1. existing as such at birth a congenital disease
  2. existing as if inborn; inherent a congenital cheerfulness

Etymology: < L congenitus, born together with < com-, together + genitus: see genital

congenital Related Forms

con·geni·tally adverb

congenital Synonyms

congenital

modif.

inborn, innate, intrinsic; see fundamental 1, inherent, native 1, natural 1. See syn. study at innate.

congenital Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • malformation: Prior to advent of surgery less than 20 % of children born with congenital heart malformations survived to adult life.
  • anomaly: In the case of diagnosis of congenital anomaly, there is no upper limit.
  • abnormality: Some congenital abnormalities have been reported more often in certain breeds.
  • hypothyroidism: What is the outlook for children with congenital hypothyroidism?
  • cataract: The results of cataract surgery in children with congenital cataract are frequently poor.
  • deformity: People with a congenital deformity in the urinary system.

Modifying Another Word

  • either: The Healthy Living for Deafblind People project aims to: Work with people throughout Scotland who have either congenital or acquired dual sensory impairments.
  • possibly: They do well to warn us against our, possibly congenital, tendency to believe that policy development is rational.
  • usually: Heart surgery for dogs will only be appropriate for the relatively small number of dogs that have very specific, usually congenital heart problems.
  • even: The Richard Attenborough Center has long known that even congenital blindness is no bar to drawing or working in color.
  • often: This blockage right at the top of the ureter is probably often congenital.
  • also: There are also congenital deformities, for example cleft palate where there is an absence of bone in the mouths of children.

Preposition: in

nature: Generally they are congenital in nature with both or one of the parents having the same or similar condition.

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