Definitions for congenitalkənˈdʒɛn ɪ tl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
con•gen•i•tal*kənˈdʒɛn ɪ tl(adj.)
present or existing at the time of birth:
a congenital abnormality.
Category: Genetics
having by nature a specified character:
a congenital fool.
* Syn: See innate.
Origin of congenital:
1790–1800; < L congenit(us) congenital (con-con - +genitus, ptp. of gignere to give birth) + -al1
con•gen′i•tal•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
congenital, inborn, innate(adj)
present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
Wiktionary
congenital(Adjective)
Present since birth.
Webster Dictionary
Congenital(adj)
existing at, or dating from, birth; pertaining to one from birth; born with one; connate; constitutional; natural; as, a congenital deformity. See Connate
Translations for congenital
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
congenital(adjective)
(of diseases or deformities) existing at or before birth.
- aangebore, erflik, oorgeërfAfrikaans
- خَلْقي، مَنْذُ الوِلادَهArabic
- вроденBulgarian
- congênitoPortuguese (BR)
- vrozenýCzech
- angeborenGerman
- medfødtDanish
- εγγενήςGreek
- congénitoSpanish
- kaasasündinudEstonian
- مادرزادی؛ ارثیFarsi
- synnynnäinenFinnish
- congénitalFrench
- מוּלָדHebrew
- जन्मजातHindi
- prirođen, od rođenjaCroatian
- veleszületettHungarian
- bawaanIndonesian
- meðfæddurIcelandic
- congenitoItalian
- 生まれつきのJapanese
- 선천적인Korean
- įgimtas, apsigimęsLithuanian
- iedzimtsLatvian
- sejak lahirMalay
- aangeborenDutch
- medfødtNorwegian
- wrodzony, dziedzicznyPolish
- مادرزادی؛ ارثیPersian
- مورنى، ارثى، ذاتىPashto
- congénitoPortuguese
- congenitalRomanian
- врождённыйRussian
- vrodenýSlovak
- prirojenSlovenian
- urođenSerbian
- medfödd, kongenitalSwedish
- ที่มีมาแต่กำเนิดThai
- doğuştan, kalıtsalTurkish
- 先天的Chinese (Trad.)
- природженийUkrainian
- پیدائشیUrdu
- bẩm sinhVietnamese
- 先天的Chinese (Simp.)
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