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Keywords: Birth, Defect, Anomaly, Heredity, Hereditary

Related Terms: Cesarean, Cesarean Section, Congenital, Dystocia, Eclampsia, Malformation, Omphalocele, Teratology, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Teratogen, Teratogenic, Birth Defect, Gastroschisis, Retinopathy Of Prematurity, Rop, Turner's Syndrome, Congenital Abnormality, Infertility, Anencephaly, Sterility, Teratogenesis, Congenital Anomaly, Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis, Teratogenic, Trisomy 18, Cephalopelvic Disproportion, Fae, Mongolism, Turner Syndrome, Intrauterine Growth Retardation, Teratogens, Teratogenicity, Intrapartum, Congenital Hearing Loss, Birth Trauma, Birth Defects, Trisomy 13, Shoulder Dystocia, Vaginal Birth, Neonatology, Holoprosencephaly, Congenital Disorder, Failure To Progress, Idiopathic Infertility, Prune Belly Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Effects, Perinatology, Birth Injury, Congenital Heart Defects

An external or internal defect (anomaly) that an infant is born with.

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a defect that is present at birth

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a defect in any organ present at birth

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a health problem that happens with a baby's growth or development before birth

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A problem or condition in a human, existing at or dating from birth; acquired during development in the womb (uterus) and not through heredity.

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A birth defect, acquired during pregnancy but not necessarily hereditary.

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