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congenital

[kuhn-jen-i-tl] / kənˈdʒɛn ɪ tl /


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The team waiting in theatre include specialists from the Congenital Heart Centre, Leicester Children's Hospital and a visiting cardiothoracic surgeon from Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

Low levels of a key hormone called 'cortisol' is typically a result of conditions such as Addison's and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia.

From Science Daily • Oct. 20, 2023

“It is an anatomically and functionally significant Congenital Heart Defect which can and will be treated,” the statement said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023

Congenital syphilis, in which a mother with untreated syphilis passes the infection to her baby, is also on the rise in Houston.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2023

“She passed away eight years ago now. Congenital heart defect.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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