congenital
/kun-JEN-ih-tul/adjectivepresent from birth; being so by nature or habit
“The screening detects several congenital heart conditions.”
- Synonyms
- inborn, innate, inherent
- Antonyms
- acquired
- Root
- gen- (birth)
- Memory hook
- con + genital (birth): carried from birth.
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