congenital

adjective

/kənˈdʒenɪtl/

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(of a disease or medical condition) existing since or before birth
- congenital abnormalities
- Half of all fetuses with the syndrome have a congenital heart defect.
Extra Examples
- Genetic screening can help reduce many congenital diseases.
- Her deafness was congenital.
Topics Illnessc2
[only before noun] existing as part of a person’s character and not likely to change
- She seems to have a congenital inability to tell the truth.
[only before noun] (of a person) born with a particular illness
- (figurative) a congenital liar (= one who will not change)
- He's a congenital liar!

Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Latin congenitus, from con- ‘together’ + genitus (past participle of gignere ‘beget’) + -al.

单词	congenital
释义	congenital adjective /kənˈdʒenɪtl/ /kənˈdʒenɪtl/ jump to other results (of a disease or medical condition) existing since or before birth congenital abnormalities Half of all fetuses with the syndrome have a congenital heart defect. Extra Examples Genetic screening can help reduce many congenital diseases. Her deafness was congenital. Topics Illnessc2 [only before noun] existing as part of a person’s character and not likely to change She seems to have a congenital inability to tell the truth. [only before noun] (of a person) born with a particular illness (figurative) a congenital liar (= one who will not change) He's a congenital liar! Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Latin congenitus, from con- ‘together’ + genitus (past participle of gignere ‘beget’) + -al.
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