Associations to the word «Congenital»

Wiktionary

CONGENITAL, adjective. (of a trait) Present since birth.
CONGENITAL AMPUTEE, noun. A person who was born with a partial or complete amputation affecting one or more limbs.
CONGENITAL DISORDER, noun. A birth defect.
CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT, noun. (disease) (cardiology) A defect in the structure of the heart and great vessels present at birth.
CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS, noun. Plural of congenital heart defect
CONGENITAL INSENSITIVITY TO PAIN, noun. (disease) A rare inborn disorder, the sufferers of which can not feel pain.

Dictionary definition

CONGENITAL, adjective. Present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley