WordNet
congenital defect
n. a defect that is present at birth [syn: birth defect, congenital anomaly, congenital disorder, congenital abnormality]
Usage examples of "congenital defect".
She was skilled, and her remedies were effective, but she could not perform major surgery to correct a congenital defect of the heart.
Palance had apparently gone mad, whether from a latent congenital defect of the mind or from the strain of whatever it was that had been happening since Balinor had left Tyrsis with Allanon, it was impossible to tell.
THE HALLUCINO-CHTLDREN WHO ARE BORN WITH THE CONGENITAL DEFECT OF ESP SENSITIVITY ARE A DANGER TO THE STATE AND CANNOT BE AFFORDED FULL CITIZENSHIP.