present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
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congenital
How to use congenital in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for congenital.
Editorial note
A friend of mine was born with a congenital heart defect, a "preexisting condition" since birth.
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Quick take
present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for congenital.
adjective
present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
Example sentences
A friend of mine was born with a congenital heart defect, a "preexisting condition" since birth.
This is the second post from this blog I've had the displeasure of reading on HN, and both of them make this person seem to be a congenital malcontent.
That's actually not true -- congenital deaf children average almost a standard dev below average on IQ tests.
I've never met anyone who's experienced post-polio syndrome or given birth to a child with congenital rubella.
Some people I know currently excluded by the preexisting condition issue: a person with MS, and a person with a congenital heart condition.
My father in law died of a heart attack at 27 because he had congenital familial hypercholesterolimia.
If you don't have congenital heart problems and you're under 40, the panic attacks and dissociative episodes and visual flashing will hit you before you have a cardiac event.
>In 2003, Pawan Sinha, a professor at MIT in Boston, set up a program in India as a part of which he treated 5 patients that almost instantly took them from total congenital blindness to fully seeing.
One category is people with issues from birth: one friend of mine has a congenital heart defect, which is well managed, but completely disqualifies him from buying health insurance on the open market as an individual.
Advanced paternal age is a risk factor for childhood conditions such as cleft lip and palate; childhood cancers and congenital heart defects [1]; and neuropsychiatric conditions such as autism [4], schizophrenia [5,6], epilepsy [7], and bipolar disorder [8].
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use congenital in a sentence?
A friend of mine was born with a congenital heart defect, a "preexisting condition" since birth.
What does congenital mean?
present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
What part of speech is congenital?
congenital is commonly used as adjective.