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congenital, a.|kənˈdʒɛnɪtəl|
[mod. f. L. congenit-us (see congenite) + -al1. So F. congénital, admitted into the 6th ed. of the Academy's Dictionary in 1835. The sense was formerly expressed by congenial, Fr. congénial.]
Existing or dating from one's birth, belonging to one from birth, born with one. a. techn. in Pathol. (as a congenital disease or congenital defect).
1796A. Duncan Annals Med. I. 20 Bronchocele..is not often congenital. 1807S. Cooper First Lines Surg. 387 Congenital hernia. 1856Sir B. Brodie Psychol. Inq. I. v. 181 The mind of an individual who labours under congenital blindness..cannot fail to be imperfect. 1878T. Bryant Pract. Surg. I. 365 Ordinary congenital cataract.
b. in Bot.
1862Darwin Fertil. Orchids vii. 315 The so-called congenital attachment of the pollinia by their caudicles.
c. in general use. Const. with.
1848Kingsley Saint's Trag. iv. i, The mind of God, revealed In laws, congenital with every kind And character of man. 1852H. Rogers Ess. I. vii. 374 Notions, coeval with the mind in date, congenital with its very faculties. 1852Blackie Stud. Lang. 2 The living process of nature acting by congenital, divinely-implanted instinct. 1866Kingsley Lett. (1878) II. 242 The congenital differences of character in individuals. 1879M. Arnold Mixed Ess. 69 The French people, with its congenital sense for the power of social intercourse and manners. |