Congenital synonyms and antonyms

kən-jĕn'ĭ-tl

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inherent (related)
The definition of inherent is an essential quality that is part of a person or thing.
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inborn
Present in the organism at birth; innate; not acquired
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innate
Of or produced by the mind rather than learned through experience:
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intrinsic
Belonging to the real nature of a thing; not dependent on external circumstances; essential; inherent
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fundamental (related)
Of or relating to the foundation or base; elementary:
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native (related)
Simple; natural; free from affectation
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natural (related)
That exists and evolved within the confines of an ecosystem.
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connate
Existing at birth or from the beginning; inborn or inherent.
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hereditary
(Of a title, honor or right) legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death.
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inbred
Resulting from physical inbreeding
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contracted (antonym)
Incurred; acquired.
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inherited
Obtained via an inheritance
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built-in
Of an included feature that normally comes as an extra
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connatural
Innate; inborn.
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constitutional
Consistent with, sanctioned by, or permissible according to a constitution:
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elemental
(By extension) of, or relating to a force or nature, especially to severe atmospheric conditions
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indigenous
Innate; inherent; inborn
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indwelling
Placed or implanted within the body, as a catheter or electrode.
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ingrained
Firmly established, as by long conditioning; deep-seated:
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be (related)
Possessed at birth
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start (related)
Forming an essential element, as arising from the basic structure of an individual
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congential (related)
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anencephaly (related)
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malformations (related)
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amaurosis (related)
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atresia (related)
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fetalis (related)
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malformation (related)
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microcephaly (related)
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cleft-palate (related)
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cardiomyopathy (related)
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hydrops (related)
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early-onset (related)
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congenital heart disease (related)
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neurological (related)
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achondroplasia (related)
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myelopathy (related)
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  • About 3,500 to 4,000 children are born in the United States each year with congenital toxoplasmosis.

  • The area of biological knowledge which Darwin was the first to subject to scientific method and to render, as it were, contributory to the great stream formed by the union of the various branches, is that which relates to the breeding of animals and plants, their congenital variations, and the transmission and perpetuation of those variations.

  • In the condition known as albinism there is a congenital deficiency or entire absence of pigment.

  • Amyloid develops in various organs and tissues and is commonly associated with chronic phthisis, tubercular disease of bone and joints, and syphilis (congenital and acquired).

  • In a congenital condition known as haemophylia (q.v.) it is difficult to stop the flow of blood.

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