Definition of: congenital

(kən·jen′ə·təl) adjective
1. Born with a person; existing at or from birth.
2. Acquired by an individual organism in the course of uterine development subsequent to action by the genes but prior to delivery from the womb: distinguished from hereditary. See synonyms under INHERENT. [<L congenitus <com- together + genitus, pp. of gignere bear, produce]
—con·gen′i·tal·ly adverb

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congenital heart
congenital disorder
congenital heart disease
congenital malformations
congenital adrenal
congenital anomalies
rare congenital
congenital malformation
congenital abnormalities
congenital disorders
congenital syphilis
congenital amaurosis
congenital diaphragmatic
congenital defect
congenital absence

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