Congenital disorder
Also called: congenital anomaly
An often-inherited medical condition that occurs at or before birth.
Most common types: congenital heart disease, down syndrome, cleft lip and cleft palate, spina bifida, club foot, phenylketonuria, and edwards' syndrome
Consult a doctor for medical advice
con·gen·i·tal
con·gen·i·tal/kənˈjenədl/
adjective
(of a disease or physical abnormality) present from birth.
"a congenital malformation of the heart"
synonyms: inborn, inherited, hereditary, in the blood, in the family, innate, inbred, constitutional, built-in, inbuilt, ingrown, natural, native, original, inherent, unlearned, instinctual, deep-rooted, deep-seated, connate, connatural
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