INBORN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inborn mean? 

• INBORN (adjective)
  The adjective INBORN has 2 senses:

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

2. normally existing at birth

  Familiarity information: INBORN used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INBORN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

congenital; inborn; innate

Similar:

nonheritable; noninheritable (not inheritable)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Normally existing at birth

Synonyms:

connatural; inborn; inbred

Context example:

mankind's connatural sense of the good

Similar:

native (belonging to one by birth)

 Context examples 

A rare disorder characterized by an inborn error in pyrimidine metabolism.

(Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)

A genetic inborn error of metabolism characterized by the deficiency of one of the enzymes necessary for the urea cycle.

(Inborn Urea Cycle Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

An inborn metabolic disorder affecting the intermediary metabolism process.

(Intermediary Metabolism Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

A heart or vascular abnormality which is inborn or present at birth.

(Congenital Cardiovascular Abnormality, NCI Thesaurus)

A heart defect which is inborn or present at birth.

(Congenital Cardiovascular Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare congenital metabolic disorder characterized by an inborn error of porphyrin-heme biosynthesis.

(Erythropoietic Porphyria, NCI Thesaurus)

A very rare metabolic disorder characterized by an inborn error in the leucine degradation pathway.

(Beta-Methylcrotonylglycinuria, NCI Thesaurus)

It can present with widespread lesions (angiokeratoma corporis diffusum, often associated with inborn errors of metabolism) or as a localized lesion (angiokeratoma of Fordyce, angiokeratoma circumscriptum, and angiokeratoma of Mibelli).

(Angiokeratoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Errors in metabolic processes resulting from inborn genetic mutations that are inherited or acquired in utero.

(Congenital Metabolic Disorder, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It is their inborn heritage to strive to devour, and to strive not to be devoured. When they depart from this they sin.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)