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congenital

[kuhn-jen-i-tl] / kənˈdʒɛn ɪ tl /


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A new study shows that gene therapy can significantly improve hearing in people born with congenital deafness or severe hearing loss.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

“It’s just getting back to where it was before the incident,” LeBron said Friday, referencing Bronny’s cardiac arrest caused by a congenital heart defect on July 24, 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

By 2023, he had a heart attack and was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect and cauda equina syndrome, the latter led to several spinal surgeries.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

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 • Feb. 4, 2026

My congenital distraction sometimes fascinated him and sometimes amused him, but mostly it just drove him crazy.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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