Converse of subject

• characterize: It is also characterized by a heart defect, most often a hole in the heart, either ASD or VSD.

Converse of object

• rectify: If he had been allowed to do so he would probably have completed the contract and rectified any defects.

• remedy: The solution adopted was to remedy the tonal defects of the pipe organ in a bold manner.

• inherit: In thalassaemia there is an inherited defect in one of these genes.

• detect: Richard Dixon noted " They were able to detect the defects using both the conventional and ATL method " .

• correct: These pads have a very slight cutting action that allows them to correct most defects without removing too much paint.

• cure: If by any chance you should be as illiterate as I, and not know them, it is worth while curing the defect.

Adjective modifier

• congenital: The urge to write is like a congenital birth defect.

• neural: Prevention of neural tube defects: results of the Medical Research Council Vitamin Study.

• septal: Dr. Hanley had closed Fahad's ventricular septal defect with a patch of the pericardium.

• neuromuscular: Stimulation frequency-dependent neuromuscular junction transmission defects in patients with prior paralytic poliomyelitis.

• genetic: Thus, affected men do not transmit the genetic defect.

• latent: The LDA want the panel to cover construction risk, liability, advance loss of revenue and latent defects.

Modifies a noun

• tracking: Need an issue log or defect tracking in your project?

Noun used with modifier

• birth: Birth Defects know no boundaries of wealth, creed, culture, cities, towns, villages or homes.

• tube: Prevention of neural tube defects: results of the Medical Research Council Vitamin Study.

• cartilage: There are some things we can do to encourage the healing of articular cartilage defects.

• heart: Children were assigned to heart defect groups based on medical records.

• manufacturing: The lawsuit refers to a ' manufacturing defect ' .

• perfusion: In acute infection the ventilation defect may exceed the perfusion defect.