Meaning of CONGENITAL
| Pronunciation: | | kun'jenitl
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[adj] present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development |
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CONGENITAL is a 10 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | inborn, inherent, innate, nonheritable, noninheritable |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con*gen"i*tal\, a. [From {Congenite}.]
Existing at, or dating from, birth; pertaining to one from
birth; born with one; connate; constitutional; natural; as, a
congenital deformity. See {Connate}.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Describes something which was acquired while the individual was still developing in the uterus. For example a congenital defect is a defect that is not found in the individual's genes but developed for some other reason while the individual was a fetus. |
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| Glossary |
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| | Definition: | | Any trait present at birth, whether the result of a genetic or nongenetic factor. |
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| | Related Terms: | | absolute, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-out, all-pervading, atavistic, bodily, born, broad-based, clean, clear, coeval, comprehensive, connatal, connate, connatural, constitutional, consummate, deep-dyed, deep-seated, downright, dyed-in-the-wool, egregious, essential, exhaustive, genetic, hereditary, in the blood, inborn, inbred, incarnate, indigenous, indwelling, ingrained, inherited, innate, instinctive, instinctual, intensive, intrinsic, native, native to, natural, natural to, omnibus, omnipresent, organic, out-and-out, outright, perfect, pervasive, physical, plain, plumb, primal, pure, radical, regular, sheer, straight, sweeping, temperamental, thorough, thoroughgoing, through-and-through, total, ubiquitous, unacquired, unconditional, universal, unmitigated, unqualified, unreserved, unrestricted, utter, veritable, wholesale |
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