CONGENITAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does congenital mean? 

• CONGENITAL (adjective)
  The adjective CONGENITAL has 1 sense:

1. present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

  Familiarity information: CONGENITAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONGENITAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

Synonyms:

congenital; inborn; innate

Similar:

nonheritable; noninheritable (not inheritable)

 Context examples 

A congenital renal disorder characterized by the presence of small cysts in the renal cortex and/or renal medulla.

(Microcystic Renal Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

A melanoma of the skin arising from a congenital melanocytic nevus.

(Melanoma in Congenital Melanocytic Nevus, NCI Thesaurus)

A congenital abnormality of the jaws (particularly the mandible) in which they are unusually small.

(Micrognathism, NCI Thesaurus)

A congenital abnormality characterized by the presence of abnormally small convolutions in the brain.

(Microgyria, NCI Thesaurus)

A congenital abnormality characterized by the presence of an abnormally small eye globe.

(Microphthalmos, NCI Thesaurus)

The risk of developing a melanoma in a giant congenital melanocytic nevus has been reported to be between 5% and 50%.

(Melanoma Arising in Giant Congenital Nevus, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutations in the gene are associated with multiple congenital central nervous system disorders.

(ARX wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

It can be congenital or acquired.

(Atrial Septal Defect, NCI Thesaurus)

A congenital heart malformation characterized by abnormalities in the anatomic structures that relate to the endocardial cushions.

(Atrioventricular Septal Defect, NCI Thesaurus)

Cutaneous melanomas may arise from acquired or congenital melanocytic or dysplastic nevi.

(Melanoma, NCI Thesaurus)