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How to pronounce congenital in English?

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Synonyms inborn, innate

Examples of congenital

congenital
Joe, who suffers from congenital hearing loss, typically changes filters weekly.
From the stltoday.com
Isaiah was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a congenital birth defect.
From the stltoday.com
Bocelli was born with congenital glaucoma and had partial sight until he was 12.
From the latimes.com
Hypospadias is a common congenital condition which affects around 1 in 375 boys.
From the sciencedaily.com
Then, in 1972, quite suddenly, Lepine died of a coronary, a congenital weakness.
From the guardian.co.uk
It was eventually ruled that Nicholas Picon died of a congenital heart condition.
From the upi.com
Occurrence of congenital heart defects in relation to maternal mulitivitamin use.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Approximately one percent of all newborn children have a congenital heart defect.
From the sciencedaily.com
The goal of the 17-hour surgery was to correct multiple congenital heart defects.
From the charlotteobserver.com
More examples
  • Present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
  • Congenital disorder or anomaly involves defects in or damage to a developing fetus. It may be the result of genetic abnormalities, the intrauterine (uterus) environment, errors of morphogenesis, infection, or a chromosomal abnormality. ...
  • Present since birth
  • Conditions existing at birth, but not through heredity.
  • The word congenital means that something existed or was present at birth.
  • Present at birth; may have genetic or environmental causes.
  • A condition that is hereditary. Excess hair often runs in the family.
  • A condition that is present at birth.
  • Present at and existing from the time of birth.