Congenital (adjective)

Present from birth; inborn.

Origin:

Late 16th century: from latin congenitus, past participle of congerere "beget together", from con- "together" + gignere "beget".

Examples:

  1. A congenital heart defect is a problem with the structure of the heart that's present at birth.
  2. The child was born with a congenital disorder of the nervous system.
  3. The individual had a congenital abnormality of the hands and feet.
  4. He was born with a congenital cataract in his left eye.
  5. She had a congenital form of deafness and had been deaf from birth.
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