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con·geni·tal (kən jen′ə təl)
adjective
- existing as such at birth a congenital disease
- existing as if inborn; inherent a congenital cheerfulness
Etymology: < L congenitus, born together with < com-, together + genitus: see genital
Related Forms:
- congenitally con·gen′i·tally adverb
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