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Keywords: Hereditary, Malformation, Birth, Gestation, Heredity

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Existing at, or dating from, birth; pertaining to one from birth; born with one; connate; constitutional; natural; as, a congenital deformity; a congenital liar. See Connate and native.

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Occurring before birth

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Existing at birth; referring to certain mental or physical traits, malformations, or diseases, which may be hereditary or due to an influence occurring during gestation (in utero).

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a condition present at birth, not generally referring to inherited/genetic disorders.

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