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non-congenital


adjective

  1. of or relating to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or caused by the environment, especially the uterine environment.
  2. having by nature a specified character: a congenital fool.

adjective

  1. denoting or relating to any nonhereditary condition, esp an abnormal condition, existing at birthcongenital blindness
  2. informal complete, as if from birtha congenital idiot

adj.“existing from birth,” 1796, from Latin congenitus, from com- “together, with” (see com-) + genitus, past participle of gignere “to beget” (see genus). The sense formerly belonged to congenial. Related: Congenitally. adj.

  1. Existing at or before birth usually through heredity, as a disorder.
  2. Acquired at birth or during uterine development, usually as a result of environmental influences.

  1. Existing at or before birth, as a defect or medical condition.

A descriptive term for a disease or condition that is present at birth. A congenital disease can be either hereditary or acquired.

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