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adjectivepresent at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
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- amelia congenital absence of an arm or leg
- haemophilia congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son
- hemophilia congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son
- clubfoot congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes
- adactylism congenital absence of fingers and/or toes
- plagiocephaly congenital malformation of the skull in which the main axis of the skull is oblique
- polysomy congenital defect of having one or more extra chromosomes in somatic cells
- ametria congenital absence of the uterus
- ectrodactyly congenital abnormality involving the absence of some fingers or toes
- lactase deficiency congenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk products; absence or deficiency of lactase results in an inability to hydrolyze lactose