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 congenital [kən'dʒɛnətl.]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 天生的, 先天的

[医] 先天的


  1. A congenital, often hereditary skin disease characterized by dry, thickened, scaly skin.
    鳞癣,干皮病一种先天的,经常是遗传性的皮肤病,表现为皮肤干燥、变厚并出现鳞状屑片
  2. A congenital condition characterized by the incomplete expansion of the lungs at birth.
    肺膨胀不全一种先天性疾病,特征为出生时肺部不完全膨胀
  3. Congenital absence of normal pigmentation or coloration in a person, an animal, or a plant.
    白化病人体、动物或植物先天性缺乏正常的色素沉淀或染色


congenital
[ adj ]
present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
<adj.all>


Congenital \Con*gen"i*tal\ (k[o^]n*j[e^]n"[i^]*tal), a. [From
{Congenite}.]
Existing at, or dating from, birth; pertaining to one from
birth; born with one; connate; constitutional; natural; as, a
congenital deformity; a congenital liar. See {Connate} and
{native}.

Syn: connate; native; inborn; inherited; hereditary. [1913
Webster +PJC]

Native \Na"tive\ (n[=a]"t[i^]v), a. [F. natif, L. nativus, fr.
nasci, p. p. natus. See {Nation}, and cf. {Na["i]ve}, {Neif}
a serf.]
1. Arising by birth; having an origin; born. [Obs.]

Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are native,
rising and vanishing again in long periods of times.
--Cudworth.

2. Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the
place or the circumstances in which one is born; --
opposed to {foreign}; as, native land, language, color,
etc.

3. Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native
inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where
used or sold; not foreign or {imported}; as, native
oysters, or strawberries. In the latter sense, synonymous
with {domestic}.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

4. Original; constituting the original substance of anything;
as, native dust. --Milton.

5. Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one;
inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius,
cheerfulness, wit, simplicity, rights, intelligence, etc.
Having the same meaning as {congenital}, but typically
used for positive qualities, whereas {congenital} may be
used for negative qualities. See also {congenital}
[1913 Webster +PJC]

Courage is native to you. --Jowett
(Thucyd.).

6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]

the head is not more native to the heart, . . .
Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak.

7. (Min.)
(a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as,
native silver, copper, gold.
(b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium
chloride.

{Native American party}. See under {American}, a.

{Native bear} (Zo["o]l.), the koala.

{Native bread} (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of
Australia ({Mylitta australis}), somewhat resembling a
truffle, but much larger.

{Native devil}. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Tasmanian devil}, under
{Devil}.

{Native hen} (Zo["o]l.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx
Mortierii}).

{Native pheasant}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Leipoa}.

{Native rabbit} (Zo["o]l.), an Australian marsupial
({Perameles lagotis}) resembling a rabbit in size and
form.

{Native sloth} (Zo["o]l.), the koala.

{Native thrush} (Zo["o]l.), an Australian singing bird
({Pachycephala olivacea}); -- called also {thickhead}.

{Native turkey} (Zo["o]l.), the Australian bustard
({Choriotis australis}); -- called also {bebilya}.

Syn: Natural; natal; original; congenital.

Usage: {Native}, {Natural}, {Natal}. natural refers to the
nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom;
native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native
country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances
of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native
talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that
which springs from the structure of the mind. Native
eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion;
natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied
or artificial.


Native \Na"tive\ (n[=a]"t[i^]v), a. [F. natif, L. nativus, fr.
nasci, p. p. natus. See {Nation}, and cf. {Na["i]ve}, {Neif}
a serf.]
1. Arising by birth; having an origin; born. [Obs.]

Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are native,
rising and vanishing again in long periods of times.
--Cudworth.

2. Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the
place or the circumstances in which one is born; --
opposed to {foreign}; as, native land, language, color,
etc.

3. Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native
inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where
used or sold; not foreign or {imported}; as, native
oysters, or strawberries. In the latter sense, synonymous
with {domestic}.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

4. Original; constituting the original substance of anything;
as, native dust. --Milton.

5. Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one;
inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius,
cheerfulness, wit, simplicity, rights, intelligence, etc.
Having the same meaning as {congenital}, but typically
used for positive qualities, whereas {congenital} may be
used for negative qualities. See also {congenital}
[1913 Webster +PJC]

Courage is native to you. --Jowett
(Thucyd.).

6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]

the head is not more native to the heart, . . .
Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak.

7. (Min.)
(a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as,
native silver, copper, gold.
(b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium
chloride.

{Native American party}. See under {American}, a.

{Native bear} (Zo["o]l.), the koala.

{Native bread} (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of
Australia ({Mylitta australis}), somewhat resembling a
truffle, but much larger.

{Native devil}. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Tasmanian devil}, under
{Devil}.

{Native hen} (Zo["o]l.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx
Mortierii}).

{Native pheasant}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Leipoa}.

{Native rabbit} (Zo["o]l.), an Australian marsupial
({Perameles lagotis}) resembling a rabbit in size and
form.

{Native sloth} (Zo["o]l.), the koala.

{Native thrush} (Zo["o]l.), an Australian singing bird
({Pachycephala olivacea}); -- called also {thickhead}.

{Native turkey} (Zo["o]l.), the Australian bustard
({Choriotis australis}); -- called also {bebilya}.

Syn: Natural; natal; original; congenital.

Usage: {Native}, {Natural}, {Natal}. natural refers to the
nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom;
native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native
country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances
of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native
talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that
which springs from the structure of the mind. Native
eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion;
natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied
or artificial.

  1. Alyssa suffered from biliary atresia, a congenital disorder which would have been fatal if she hadn't undergone a transplant, doctors said.
  2. But even a congenital optimist has to acknowledge that the trigger point, if it exists for the Soviets, lies deep in the coming abyss.
  3. The bill bans all abortions except in cases of rape, incest, when a women's life or health is threatened, or when an unborn child has serious congenital defects.
  4. Although rubella, once known as German measles, is mild in most cases, congenital rubella syndrome _ rubella at birth _ can cause blindness, retardation and heart defects.
  5. New York City accounted for 357 of the congenital syphilis cases in 1988, more than half the national total.
  6. Down's syndrome is a congenital defect that includes mental retardation and bowel and heart abnormalities.
  7. The girl the Twiggs brought home from the hospital, Arlena, died of a congenital heart condition last summer, and the couple now believes Arlena was actually the child of Robert and Barbara Mays, who died seven years ago.
  8. Journalists and editors must take risks with their congenital cynicism to say the unsayable.
  9. About 5 percent of babies have significant congenital malformations, physical defects present at birth that require extensive treatment or change a child's life.
  10. After lambasting the media for 11 pages in a speech last January, Bidwell, in true characteristic form, asked rhetorically: "Are we dealing with congenital `sickos' here?
  11. Carroll was joined by about a dozen other patients who have illnesses for which there is not yet a cure, including diabetics, cancer survivors and two children with congenital heart defects.
  12. There was one case of congenital rubella syndrome reported in 1988, according to the CDC, but three already had been reported this year through Wednesday.
  13. Stormie underwent the first heart-liver transplant on Valentine's Day 1984 because of a congenital condition that gave her cholesterol levels 10 times normal.
  14. Dr. Randall Caldwell, medical director of the Riley pediatric cardiac transplantation program, said Page had hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a fatal congenital abnormality that occurs in about one in 6,000 births.
  15. Thumb sucking was 37th, ahead of croup and congenital syphilis. That's because common ailments like thumb sucking are easily treated at a relatively low cost.
  16. The suit said that after the baby was born, the Twiggs were originally told that she was healthy but three days later were told she had congenital heart disease that could eventually prove fatal.
  17. But just 90 minutes into the visit Tuesday, before he even could be photographed with Mickey Mouse, Stephen died in his father's arms, succumbing to a congenital heart defect.
  18. Both versions would allow abortions after fetal viability to protect the life or health of the mother or if the fetus has a life-threatening physical or congenital abnormality.
  19. A group of American doctors on a humanitarian mission to Vietnam has helped local surgeons operate on more than 50 children with congenital mouth deformities, a Vietnamese news report said.
  20. "Even without AIDS, congenital syphilis has devastating effects on children.
  21. "The continued occurrence of rubella in childbearing-aged populations suggests that potentially preventable cases of congenital rubella syndrome may continue to occur during the next 10 to 30 years," the CDC said in its weekly report.
  22. Indeed, cases of "uncontrolled rage" without loss of higher brain functions do exist, says Massachusetts' Dr. Bear, who cites a 10-year-old boy with congenital brain damage.
  23. Alyssa suffers from biliary atresia, an often-fatal congenital disorder that is the leading cause of liver transplants involving children.
  24. A 7-year-old boy who faced amputation of his leg because of a congenital defect will likely regain full use of the limb following a complicated bone graft and leg-stretching process, his surgeon said Friday.
  25. A Soviet teen-ager with a congenital heart defect is due to arrive in the United States on Monday to undergo an examination arranged by a great-aunt she has never met.
  26. Earlier this year, Coe was pregnant carrying a fetus with Trisomy 13 syndrome, a condition marked by congenital malformations, including multiple-organ systems and severe mental retardation, according to the complaint.
  27. Flaherty, who suffered from a congenital heart defect, had the transplant Dec. 14 at the University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Center.
  28. Thao suffers from Usher's Syndrome, a congenital nerve disease that took away her hearing and soon will leave her blind.
  29. Ernest is a play on a more esoteric term - Uranist - coined at this period by a German lawyer, Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, a homosexual who wrote books proving that homosexuality was congenital, hence natural. Wilde described his love of boys as Uranian.
  30. The congenital disorder also afflicted 21-month-old Alyssa Smith, who on Nov. 27 received part of her mother's liver at U of C in the first living-donor liver transplant in the United States.
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