1 (of a disease or medical condition) existing since or before birth:
congenital abnormalities * Half of all fetuses with the syndrome have a congenital heart defect.
2 [onlybeforenoun] existing as part of a person's character and not likely to change:
a congenital inability to tell the truth
3 [onlybeforenoun] (of a person) born with a particular illness: (figurative) a congenital liar (= one who will not change)
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In this entry, congenital is tagged as adjective.
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