congenital

con·gen·i·tal

 (kən-jĕn′ĭ-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. Usage Problem 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).

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

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con·gen′i·tal·ly adv.

Usage Note: The Usage Panel is divided evenly on the use of congenital to mean "inveterate." In our 2008 survey, only 50 percent accepted this word in a sentence with the phrase "the most congenital skeptic."

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congenital

(kənˈdʒɛnɪtəl)

adj

1. (Pathology) denoting or relating to any nonhereditary condition, esp an abnormal condition, existing at birth: congenital blindness.

2. informal complete, as if from birth: a congenital idiot.

[C18: from Latin congenitus born together with, from genitus born, from gignere to bear, beget]

conˈgenitally adv

conˈgenitalness n

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con•gen•i•tal

(kənˈdʒɛn ɪ tl)

adj.

1. present or existing at the time of birth: a congenital abnormality.

2. having by nature a specified character: a congenital fool.

[1790–1800; < Latin congenit(us) congenital (con- con- + genitus, past participle of gignere to give birth) + -al¹]

con•gen′i•tal•ly, adv.

con•gen′i•tal•ness, n.

syn: See innate.

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con·gen·i·tal

(kən-jĕn′ĭ-tl)

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

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congenital

Used to describe a condition or disease that is present at birth.

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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 When he was 17, he died of congenital heart disease.

2. (Informal) complete, confirmed, chronic, utter, hardened, thorough, habitual, incurable, inveterate, incorrigible, deep-dyed (usually derogatory) He is a congenital liar.

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congenital

adjective

1. Possessed at birth:

hereditary, inborn, inherited, innate, native.

2. Forming an essential element, as arising from the basic structure of an individual:

built-in, connatural, constitutional, elemental, inborn, inbred, indigenous, indwelling, ingrained, inherent, innate, intrinsic, native, natural.

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Translations

خَلْقي، مَنْذُ الوِلادَه

vrozený

medfødt

angeboren

congénitacongénito

congénitalinnénaturel

meîfæddur

congenitocongeniale

apsigimęsįgimtasiš prigimties

iedzimts

aangeboren

medfødt

doğuştankalıtsal

先天的

congenital

[kənˈdʒenɪtl] ADJ → congénito

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congenital

[kənˈdʒɛnɪt^əl] adj

(MEDICINE) [disease, abnormality, defect] → congénital(e)

(= incorrigible) [liar] → invétéré(e)

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congenital

adj → angeboren, kongenital (spec); congenital defect → Geburtsfehler m; congenital liar (inf) → Erzlügner(in) m(f) (inf)

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congenital

[kənˈdʒɛnɪtl] adj (Med) → congenito/a

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congenital

(kənˈdʒenitl) adjective

(of diseases or deformities) existing at or before birth. aangebore, erflik, oorgeërf خَلْقي، مَنْذُ الوِلادَه вроден congênito vrozený angeboren medfødt εγγενήςcongénito kaasasündinud مادرزادی؛ ارثی synnynnäinen congénital מוּלָד जन्मजात prirođen, od rođenja veleszületett bawaan meðfæddur congenito 生まれつきの 선천적인 įgimtas, apsigimęs iedzimts sejak lahir aangeborenmedfødtwrodzony, dziedziczny مورنى، ارثى، ذاتى congénito con­­ge­nital врождённый vrodený prirojen urođen medfödd, kongenital ที่มีมาแต่กำเนิด doğuştan, kalıtsal 先天的 природжений پیدائشی bẩm sinh 先天的

conˈgenitally adverb

van geboorte af خَلْقِيا، مُنْذُ الوِلادَه по рождение congenitamente od narození angeboren medfødt εκ γενετής congénitamente sünnipäraselt بطور ارثی؛ مادرزادی synnynnäisesti congénitalement שְׁמִלֵידָה जन्मजात रूप से prirođen születetten secara bawaan frá fæðingu; að eðlisfari in modo congenito 先天的に 선천적으로 iš prigimties iedzimti kongenital aangeborenfra fødselen dziedzicznie مورثی congenitamente congenital врождённо od narodenia prirojeno urođeno medfött, kongenitalt อย่างที่มีมาแต่กำเนิด doğuştan, anadan doğma 先天地 уроджено; від народження پیدائشی طور پر một cách tương đắc 先天地

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con·gen·i·tal

a. congénito-a; engendrado-a, rel. a una característica que se hereda y existe desde el nacimiento.

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congenital

adj congénito

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