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Word: Congenital
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 18th century: from Latin congenitus, from con- ‘together’ + genitus (past participle of gignere ‘beget’) + -al
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈdʒɛnɪtl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a disease or physical abnormality) present from birth
Short Definition:(of disease or physical abnormality) present from birth
Examples:- a congenital malformation of the heart
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