Associations to the word «Congenital»

Wiktionary

CONGENITAL, adjective. (of a trait) Present since birth.
CONGENITAL AMPUTEE, noun. A person who was born with a partial or complete amputation affecting one or more limbs.
CONGENITAL DISORDER, noun. A birth defect.
CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT, noun. (disease) (cardiology) A defect in the structure of the heart and great vessels present at birth.
CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS, noun. Plural of congenital heart defect
CONGENITAL INSENSITIVITY TO PAIN, noun. (disease) A rare inborn disorder, the sufferers of which can not feel pain.

Dictionary definition

CONGENITAL, adjective. Present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats