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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
existing from birth, but usu. not hereditary.
The child has a congenital heart defect.- similar words:
- inborn, temperamental
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| definition 2: |
in and of one's nature.
a congenital liar- synonyms:
- ingrained
- similar words:
- confirmed, inbred, inveterate, native, temperamental
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| related words: |
born, inherent, innate, instinctive, intrinsic, natural |
adverb + (adj.)congenital
previously
(adj.)congenital
+ noun
abnormality,
absence,
adenoma,
amputee,
anemia,
anomaly,
birth,
blindness,
block,
bone,
brain,
cataract,
clubfoot,
condition,
deafness,
defect,
deficiency,
deficit,
deformity,
disability,
disease,
disorder,
ear,
etiology,
failure,
foot,
glaucoma,
hearing,
heart,
hernia,
hip,
hyperplasia,
impairment,
infection,
injury,
lesion,
liar,
limb,
loss,
malformation,
mass,
neck,
nevus,
origin,
palsy,
pericardium,
prematurity,
problem,
rubella,
stenosis,
surgery,
talus,
theory,
vision
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| derivations: |
congenitally (adv.), congenitalness (n.) |
The word congenital
contains the following part:
gen, gener
Latin and Greek
root
that means birth, origin, race, kind
  Example words:
abiogenesis, acrogen, androgen, anthropogenesis, congenital, degenerate, disingenuous, eugenics, gender, gene, genealogy, general, generalization, generate, generation, generator, generatrix, generic, generous, genesis, genetic, genius, genocide, genteel, gentleman, gentry, genuine, hydrogen, indigenous, ingenious, ontogeny, oxygen, polygenism, progeny
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