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congenital
What does congenital mean?
congenital (adjective): present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce congenital?
/kənˈdʒɛnətəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does congenital come from?
From Latin congenitus + -al, equivalent to con- + genital.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
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