单词 | congenital |
释义 | congenital —congenitally, adv. —congenitalness, n. /keuhn jen"i tl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or caused by the environment, esp. the uterine environment. 2. having by nature a specified character: a congenital fool. [1790-1800; < L congenit(us) connate (con- CON- + geni-, var. s. of gignere to give birth + -tus ptp. suffix) + -AL1] Syn. 1. See innate. |
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