congenital
Example Sentences
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Certain pregnancies were excluded from both groups, including those that ended before 37 weeks, involved multiple babies, or resulted in a child with a major congenital malformation.
From Science Daily
She works with George Baker, who has congenital muscular dystrophy and says Lauren acts as his "arms and legs in an office" while he runs The Disability Union, an organisation representing thousands of disabled people.
From BBC
His mother is a former novelist whose career stalled due to a congenital heart defect.
Survivors there continue to face elevated rates of illness, congenital anomalies and trauma.
From Barron's
A king at 9 years old, he died about ten years later—perhaps of malaria or a congenital bone disease—leaving little mark on his times.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
