congenital

con·gen·i·tal

adj \kän-ˈjen-ə-t^əl\

Definition of CONGENITAL

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