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congenital disease

In medicine, a disease that is present at birth. It is not necessarily genetic in origin; for example, congenital herpes may be acquired by the baby as it passes through the mother's birth canal.

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The timing was perfect for her and her husband's personal and professional lives, but doctors warned Nolan that her age inflated the chance that her baby would have a congenital disease such as Down syndrome.

Bringing up baby's DNA: less risky techniques for assessing fetal ... by Brownlee, Christen / Science News

Gentry, 48, who uses a wheelchair and has extremely limited vision because of a congenital disease, will be picked up by a friend and driven home.

KATHLEEN GENTRY TO BE FREED by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

Anti-American rage is not an incurable congenital disease.

Fear Could Be the Key to Middle East Peace. (Special Report) by Whitbeck, John V. / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs

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