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congenital disease
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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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Down syndrome in particular, which is a fairly common congenital disorder, need not "compromise" a family's "quality of life.
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