congenitally

 [kuhn-jen-i-tl]  

con·gen·i·tal

   [kuhn-jen-i-tl]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or caused by the environment, especially the uterine environment.
2.
having by nature a specified character: a congenital fool.
Origin:
1790–1800; < Latin congenit(us) connate (con- con- + geni-, variant stem of gignere to give birth + -tus past participle suffix) + -al1

Related forms
con·gen·i·tal·ly, adverb
con·gen·i·tal·ness, noun
non·con·gen·i·tal, adjective

Synonyms
1. See innate.

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congenital (kənˈdʒɛnɪtəl)
 
—adj
1.  denoting or relating to any nonhereditary condition, esp an abnormal condition, existing at birth: congenital blindness
2.  informal complete, as if from birth: a congenital idiot
 
[C18: from Latin congenitus born together with, from genitus born, from gignere to bear, beget]
 
con'genitally
 
—adv
 
con'genitalness
 
—n

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