Main Entry: con·gen·i·tal

Pronunciation: \kän-ˈjen-ə-t^əl\

Function: adjective

1 : existing at or dating from birth <congenital deafness>
2 : acquired during development in the uterus and not through heredity <congenital syphilis>—compare acquired 2, familial, hereditary

—con·gen·i·tal·ly \-t^əl-ē\ adverb