congenital
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con·gen·i·tal
(kən-jĕn′ĭ-tl)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. Usage Problem 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).
[From Latin congenitus : com-, com- + genitus, born, past participle of gignere, to bear; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]
con·gen′i·tal·ly adv.
Usage Note: The Usage Panel is divided evenly on the use of congenital to mean "inveterate." In our 2008 survey, only 50 percent accepted this word in a sentence with the phrase "the most congenital skeptic."
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congenital
(kənˈdʒɛnɪtəl)adj
1. (Pathology) denoting or relating to any nonhereditary condition, esp an abnormal condition, existing at birth: congenital blindness.
2. informal complete, as if from birth: a congenital idiot.
[C18: from Latin congenitus born together with, from genitus born, from gignere to bear, beget]
conˈgenitally adv
conˈgenitalness n
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con•gen•i•tal
(kənˈdʒɛn ɪ tl)adj.
1. present or existing at the time of birth: a congenital abnormality.
2. having by nature a specified character: a congenital fool.
[1790–1800; < Latin congenit(us) congenital (con- con- + genitus, past participle of gignere to give birth) + -al1]
con•gen′i•tal•ly, adv.
con•gen′i•tal•ness, n.
syn: See innate.
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con·gen·i·tal
(kən-jĕn′ĭ-tl) Existing at or before birth, as a defect or medical condition. See Note at heritable.
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congenital
Used to describe a condition or disease that is present at birth.
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| Adj. | 1. | congenital - present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development nonheritable, noninheritable - not inheritable |
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congenital
adjective
1. inborn, innate, inherent, hereditary, natural, constitutional, inherited, inbred When he was 17, he died of congenital heart disease.
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congenital
adjective1. Possessed at birth:
2. Forming an essential element, as arising from the basic structure of an individual:
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Translations
خَلْقي، مَنْذُ الوِلادَه
vrozený
medfødt
meîfæddur
apsigimęsįgimtasiš prigimties
iedzimts
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congenital
[kənˈdʒɛnɪtəl] adj (MEDICINE) [disease, abnormality, defect] → congénital(e)
(= incorrigible) [liar] → invétéré(e)
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congenital
adj → angeboren, kongenital (spec); congenital defect → Geburtsfehler m; congenital liar (inf) → Erzlügner(in) m(f) (inf)
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congenital
[kənˈdʒɛnɪtl] adj (Med) → congenito/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
congenital
(kənˈdʒenitl) adjective (of diseases or deformities) existing at or before birth.
conˈgenitally adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
con·gen·i·tal
a. congénito-a; engendrado-a, rel. a una característica que se hereda y existe desde el nacimiento.
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congenital
adj congénitoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.