Birth Defect Definition

noun
Any of various mental, physical, or biochemical defects present in a baby at birth.
Webster's New World
A physiological or structural abnormality that develops at or before birth and is present at the time of birth, especially as a result of faulty development, infection, heredity, or injury.
American Heritage Medicine

(medicine) Any of several medical disorders that are present at birth.

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Noun

Singular:
birth defect
Plural:
birth defects

Birth Defect Sentence Examples

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

  • Another very rare birth defect called exstrophy can also increase a person's risk of developing bladder cancer later in life.

  • Since the specific cause of this birth defect is unknown, there is no way known as of 2004 to prevent biliary atresia.

  • Neural tube defect, for example, is a birth defect in which the neural tube that forms the spinal cord does not close completely.

  • In this case, the birth defect usually presented itself as very small, deformed versions of normal limbs.

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Words Starting With

BBIBIR

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TCTECT

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