congenitally
Since being born
Congenitally means from birth—present in a person since they were born.
It most often describes medical conditions: congenitally deaf, a congenitally malformed heart.
Extended uses describe traits so deeply ingrained they might as well be inborn: He's congenitally incapable of arriving on time.
Existing as essential part
- inbornExisting from birth
- naturalNot artificially produced
- intrinsicBelonging by nature
- hardwiredPermanently connected by wires
instinctive · native · fundamental · essential · ingrained · deep-seated · built-in · intuitive
Lacking requisite ability
- unableLacking necessary capacity
- incurableCannot be healed
- hopelessBeyond possibility of success
- irredeemablyBeyond any correction
constitutionally · pathologically · chronically · perpetually · fundamentally · inherently
Received from forebears
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- chromosomalRelating to genetic structures
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- genesUnits of heredity
DNA · sex-linked · carrier · genotype · phenotype · familial · predisposed · transmitted
inherent
Existing as essential part
hardwired · instinctive · native · fundamental · essential · ingrained · deep-seated · built-in · intuitive · predisposed
incapable
Lacking requisite ability
irredeemably · constitutionally · pathologically · chronically · perpetually · fundamentally · inherently
inherited
Received from forebears
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- chromosomalRelating to genetic structures
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
genes · DNA · sex-linked · carrier · genotype · phenotype · familial · predisposed · transmitted · dominant
defect
Inherent imperfection or fault
- malformationAbnormally developed structure
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
- syndromeLinked symptoms forming pattern
disorder · abnormality · deformity · condition · prenatal · neonatal · diagnosis · screening · pediatric · pathology
congenitallypostnatally
After childbirth occurs
developmentally · subsequently · over time · progressively · eventually
congenitallyartificially
In a manufactured way
environmentally · unnaturally · externally · traumatically · infectiously
- congenital disordersConditions present since birth
- congenital defectAbnormality present at birth
- congenital syphilisTreponema infection from mother
- congenital heart defectsHeart abnormalities present at birth
- congenital heart diseaseHeart malformation present since birth
- congenital conditionsAbnormalities present from birth