CONGENITAL

congenital, inborn, innate

(adjective) present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

congenital (not comparable)

(of a trait or a disease) Present since birth.

Synonyms: congenite (obsolete), genetous (archaic), Thesaurus:innate

Antonym: acquired

Source: Wiktionary


Con*gen"i*tal, a. Etym: [From Congenite.]

Definition: Existing at, or dating from, birth; pertaining to one from birth; born with one; connate; constitutinal; natural; as, a congenital deformity. See Connate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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