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Synonyms
con·gen·i·tal (kən-jĕńĭ-tl)

[From Latin congenitus, com-, com-, + genitus, born past participle of gignere, to bear.]

adjective 

  1. Of or relating to a condition that is present at birth, as a result of either heredity or environmental influences: a congenital heart defect; congenital syphilis.
  2. Being or having an essential characteristic as if by nature; inherent or inveterate: “the congenital American optimism that denies conflicts and imagines all stories having happy endings” (Robert J. Samuelson) See synonyms at innate

derivatives

con·geńi·tal·ly
adverb