congenital conditions
From the womb
Congenital conditions are medical abnormalities present from birth, whether inherited genetically or caused by factors during fetal development.
The term covers a wide range—from heart defects to cleft palates to chromosomal disorders.
Congenital doesn't necessarily mean hereditary; some conditions result from infections, medications, or environmental exposures during pregnancy rather than genetics.
- Down syndromeThird chromosome 21 present
- cleft palateCongenital oral roof opening
- Tay-Sachs diseaseHereditary enzyme deficiency disorder
- fetal alcohol syndromePrenatal alcohol exposure disorder
- cerebral palsyNeurological disorder impairing motor function
lazy eye · cystic fibrosis · sickle cell anemia · fragile X syndrome · spina bifida · hydrocephalus · water on the brain · clubfoot · hip dysplasia · polydactyly · hemophilia · microcephaly · anencephaly · neural tube defects · Chiari malformation · cleft lip · tongue tie · tetralogy of Fallot
- medical historyHippocrates, germ theory, bloodletting, Galen, four humors
- epidemiologyepidemic, epidemiology, pandemic, outbreak, endemic
- Genetic SyndromesDown syndrome, fragile X syndrome, DiGeorge syndrome, BRCA1, neurofibromatosis
congenital conditionsinfectious diseases
Pathogen-caused transmissible conditions
occupational diseases · lifestyle diseases · communicable diseases · sexually transmitted infections · nutritional deficiencies
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