congenital

adj.

先天的，天生的；先天性；

congenital heart disease先天性心脏病

congenital malformation先天畸形

congenital anomaly先天性异常

congenital defect 先天性缺陷（等于birth defect）

1. The congenital form is spread to the fetus through the bloodstream.
   先天的形式是通过血液传播给胎儿。
2. In most cases, a hydrocele is congenital, i.e. a baby boy is born with it.
   大多数睾丸鞘膜积液是先天的，也就是说，男婴生下来就带有积液。

The incidence of congenital heart disease
Congenital leptin deficiency is associated with severe early-onset obesity in humans
Major congenital malformations after first-trimester exposure to ACE inhibitors.
Safety and efficacy of gene transfer for Leber's congenital amaurosis
Effect of gene therapy on visual function in Leber's congenital amaurosis.
Effects of recombinant leptin therapy in a child with congenital leptin deficiency.
Leptin reverses insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus in mice with congenital lipodystrophy
Positionally cloned gene for a novel glomerular protein--nephrin--is mutated in congenital nephrotic syndrome.
ACC/AHA 2008 Guidelines for the Management of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: Executive Summary: a report of the American Coll...
Insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus in transgenic mice expressing nuclear SREBP-1c in adipose tissue: model for congenital gene...