Tuesday, May 09, 2006

congenital

Quick Definition: existing at birth
congenital (kən-jĕn'ĭ-tl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of or relating to a condition that is present at birth, as a result of either heredity or environmental influences: a congenital heart defect; congenital syphilis.
  2. Being or having an essential characteristic as if by nature; inherent or inveterate: the congenital American optimism that denies conflicts and imagines all stories having happy endings (Robert J. Samuelson). See synonyms at innate.

[From Latin congenitus : com-, com- + genitus, born, past participle of gignere, to bear.]

congen'itally adv.







Congenital

Present at birth.







congenital

adjective

  1. Possessed at birth: hereditary, inborn, inherited, innate, native. See be, native/foreign.
  2. Forming an essential element, as arising from the basic structure of an individual: built-in, connatural, constitutional, elemental, inborn, inbred, indigenous, indwelling, ingrained, inherent, innate, intrinsic, native, natural. See be, native/foreign, start/end.







congenital
adj

Definition: inborn
Antonyms: contracted







congenital (kuhn-jen-i-tl)

A descriptive term for a disease or condition that is present at birth. A congenital disease can be either hereditary or acquired.







congenital (kən-jĕn'ĭ-tl)
adj.
  1. Existing at or before birth usually through heredity, as a disorder.
  2. Acquired at birth or during uterine development usually as a result of environmental influences.






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The adjective congenital has one meaning:

Meaning #1: present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
Synonyms: inborn, innate, inherent







Translations for: Congenital

Nederlands (Dutch)
aangeboren, onverbeterlijk

Franais (French)
congnital, invtr

Deutsch (German)
adj. - angeboren

ή (Greek)
adj. ή, ή, ή (. ό ύ)

Italiano (Italian)
innato, congenito, connaturato

Portugus (Portuguese)
adj. - congnito

Русский (Russian)
врожденный

Espaol (Spanish)
adj. - congnito, innato

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - medfdd

中国话 (Simplified Chinese)
adj. - 天生的, 先天的

中國話 (Traditional Chinese)
adj. - 天生的, 先天的

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 先天性の

العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) بالولادة, خلقي

עברית (Hebrew)‬
adj. - ‮קיים מלידה‬

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Some good congenital pages on the web:


Genetics
www.genome.gov