birth defect

Noun

Meaning

a defect that is present at birth

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

congenital disorder congenital abnormality congenital anomaly congenital defect Down syndrome mongoloid blight sign disability defect affection anomaly abnormality atrophy ailment
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Antonyms

standard normal norm advantage benefit usual
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Hypernyms

defect anomaly anomalousness

Hyponyms

amelia Down syndrome albinism color blindness polydactyly pseudohermaphroditism

Related terms

teratogenesis

Examples

To see an African-American elected president means that this country is really finally coming full circle from the birth defect of slavery. Condoleezza Rice

Because part of my goal for writing the book is also to raise awareness about the number one birth defect, the most common birth defect.” Source: Internet

Clefts are the leading birth defect in many developing countries. Source: Internet

Hypospadias is a birth defect in infant boys where the urethra (the tube that carries urine out of the body) does not open at the tip of the penis. Source: Internet

The boy, who has not yet been named, was born with polymelia -- a rare congenital birth defect that results in extra limbs or organs, which are usually deformed. Source: Internet

“I was born with a birth defect, and didn't learn to walk until I was six years old,” Crumpler said. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

birth cord birth dance birth date birth defects birth defects of the brain birth defects of the spinal cord