[ US /kənˈdʒɛnətəɫ/ ]
[ UK /kənd‍ʒˈɛnɪtə‍l/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
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How To Use congenital In A Sentence

  • Causes of hemoptysis in children with congenital cardiopathies, whether they undergo surgery or not, are many: extracorporeal circulation, pulmonary infections, coagulopathies, vascular disorders.
  • Congenital brain anomalies like microcephaly, abnormal cortical mantle formation, agenesis of the corpus callosum have been reported.
  • The only time I have done them is for older teenagers with congenitally missing back teeth (with the baby tooth still there at that age) whose only cosmetic option is the porcelain fused to metal crown (those run around $800 or more each) and usually necessitates a pulpal treatment as well due to the small tooth size, and these crowns having a questionable prognosis in baby teeth. White Crowns For Baby Teeth
  • We were given a name, just not the one we would have chosen - congenital glaucoma. Times, Sunday Times
  • Siamese twins died Friday night due to a complex congenital cardiopathy (a badly formed heart that both shared and which was incapable of pumping blood), according to Radio Programas del Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
  • The two major clinical manifestations include permanent congenital heart block and transient skin lesions.
  • Two weeks later, Zeng died, ostensibly of ‘congenital maldevelopment of brain function’ and ‘total circulatory failure.’
  • Birth involving such close relations doubles risk of congenital defects. Times, Sunday Times
  • There is a well established role for termination of pregnancy in certain congenital abnormalities.
  • Most of these deaths occur in the first month of life and are directly linked either to congenital anomalies or to low birth weight. The Developing Child (7th edn.)
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