congenital (redirected from Congenital defects)

con·gen·i·tal  (kn-jn-tl)

adj.

1. Of or relating to a condition that is present at birth, as a result of either heredity or environmental influences: a congenital heart defect; congenital syphilis.

2. Being or having an essential characteristic as if by nature; inherent or inveterate: "the congenital American optimism that denies conflicts and imagines all stories having happy endings" Robert J. Samuelson. See Synonyms at innate.

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[From Latin congenitus : com-, com- + genitus, born, past participle of gignere, to bear; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

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con·geni·tal·ly adv.

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congenital

Adjective

(of an abnormal condition) existing at birth but not inherited: congenital heart disease [Latin con- together + genitus born]

congenitally adv

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congenital  (kn-jn-tl)

Existing at or before birth, as a defect or medical condition.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

congenital - present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development inborn, innate nonheritable, noninheritable - not inheritable

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congenital

adjective 1. inborn, innate, inherent, hereditary, natural, constitutional, inherited, inbred

adjective 2. (Informal) complete, confirmed, chronic, utter, hardened, thorough, habitual, incurable, inveterate, incorrigible, deep-dyed (usually derogatory)

Translations

congenital [kənˈdʒɛnɪtl] adj → congénito

congenital [kənˈdʒɛnɪtl] adj → congénital(e)

congenital [kənˈdʒɛnɪtl] adj → angeboren

congenital [kənˈdʒɛnɪtl] adj → congenito/a

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congenital

adj congenital [kənˈdʒenitl]

(of diseases or deformities) existing at or before birth. aangebore, erflik, oorgeërfخَلْقي، مَنْذُ الوِلادَهвроденvrozenýmedfødtangeborenεγγενήςcongénitokaasasündinudمادرزادی؛ ارثیsynnynnäinencongénitalמוּלָדजन्मजातprirođen, od rođenjaveleszületettbawaanmeðfæddurcongenito生まれつきの(병·결함 등이) 선천적인įgimtas, apsigimęsiedzimtssejak lahiraangeborenmedfødtwrodzony, dziedzicznycongénitocon­­ge­nitalврождённыйvrodenýprirojenurođenmedfödd, kongenitalที่มีมาแต่กำเนิดdoğuştan, kalıtsal先天的природженийپیدائشیbẩm sinh先天的

adv conˈgenitally

van geboorte afخَلْقِيا، مُنْذُ الوِلادَهпо рождениеod narozenímedfødtangeborenεκ γενετήςcongénitamentesünnipäraseltبطور ارثی؛ مادرزادیsynnynnäisesticongénitalementשְׁמִלֵידָהजन्मजात रूप सेprirođenszületettensecara bawaanfrá fæðingu; að eðlisfariin modo congenito先天的に선천적으로iš prigimtiesiedzimtikongenitalaangeborenfra fødselendziedziczniecongenitamentecongenitalврождённоod narodeniaprirojenourođenomedfött, kongenitaltอย่างที่มีมาแต่กำเนิดdoğuştan, anadan doğma先天地уроджено; від народженняپیدائشی طور پرmột cách tương đắc先天地