congenital defect
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The autopsy also said that Wolobah had cardiomegaly, meaning an enlarged heart, and a congenital defect described as “myocardial bridging of the left anterior descending coronary artery.”
From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024
Congenital heart disease is the most common type of congenital defect in humans.
From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2024
He had a congenital defect in his aorta, the main and largest artery that distributes blood throughout the body.
From Fox News • Dec. 21, 2021
The Utah native was born with fibular hemimelia, a congenital defect that required amputation of his legs below the knee at 11 months.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2021
Levy Pants was like a congenital defect, an inherited curse.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
