adjective
congenital
present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
In a sentence
Six example sentences with congenital, each labelled with its topic.
The scan at twenty weeks revealed a congenital narrowing of the aorta, so a surgical team was booked for the delivery.
Medicine
Neither parent carried the gene, so researchers classed the condition as congenital rather than inherited and looked at the pregnancy instead.
Science
Court records describe an emperor with a congenital deafness noted by midwives on his first day, long before any tutor met him.
History
Born with a congenital heart defect, the guard had surgery at three and started for his college at nineteen.
Basketball
Insurance law distinguishes congenital conditions, present at birth, from those acquired later in life.
Law
The singer's congenital hearing loss in one ear shapes where she stands on stage relative to the band.
Music
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- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
- MajorTests SAT 1000Recognized
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