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congenital

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Definition of congenital

adjective

  • (of a disease or physical abnormality) present from birth:a congenital malformation of the heart
  • (of a person) having a particular trait from birth or by firmly established habit:a congenital liar

Derivatives

congenitally

adverb

Origin:

late 18th century: from Latin congenitus, from con- 'together' + genitus (past participle of gignere 'beget') + -al

congenital in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of congenital in the US English dictionary