congenital defect.
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congenital defect — noun a defect that is present at birth • Syn: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital disorder, ↑congenital abnormality • Hypernyms: ↑defect, ↑anomaly, ↑anomalousness … Useful english dictionary
congenital defect. — See birth defect … Useful english dictionary
congenital disorder — Structural abnormality (e.g., atresia, agenesis), functional problem (e.g., cystic fibrosis, phenylketonuria), or disease present at birth. Almost all are due to genetic factors (inherited or spontaneous mutations, chromosomal disorders),… … Universalium
congenital abnormality — noun a defect that is present at birth • Syn: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder • Hypernyms: ↑defect, ↑anomaly, ↑anomalousness … Useful english dictionary
congenital anomaly — noun a defect that is present at birth • Syn: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder, ↑congenital abnormality • Hypernyms: ↑defect, ↑anomaly, ↑anomalousness … Useful english dictionary
congenital disorder — noun a defect that is present at birth • Syn: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital abnormality • Hypernyms: ↑defect, ↑anomaly, ↑anomalousness … Useful english dictionary
congenital heart defect — noun a birth defect involving the heart • Hypernyms: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder, ↑congenital abnormality • Hyponyms: ↑septal defect, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Congenital — Present at birth. A condition that is congenital is one that is present at birth. There are numerous uses of congenital in medicine. There are, for example, congenital abnormalities. (For more examples, see below.) Versus genetic : One dictionary … Medical dictionary
congenital abnormality — n. congenital defect, congenital disorder, birth defect, defect present at birth … English contemporary dictionary
congenital disorder — n. congenital defect, congenital abnormality, birth defect, defect present at birth … English contemporary dictionary
