birth defect
noun
: a physical or biochemical defect that is present at birth and may be inherited or environmentally induced
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The measure would allow abortions in medical emergencies and cases of fetal anomalies, such as birth defects.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
The branch responsible for producing the autism figures is one of the few teams remaining on the job in the CDC's birth defects and disabilities center.
—Paula Cohen, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025
Initial attempts at linking the birth defects to the ongoing reclamation of the steelworks were ignored by the council, who, according to the BBC, shared a 1999 Northamptonshire Health Authority study that found no cluster of birth defects.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
Casiano, who lives in Texas, was forced to carry her baby to term even after doctors told her at 20 weeks of pregnancy that her baby had anencephaly, a fatal birth defect, and wouldn’t survive.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
The branch responsible for producing the autism figures is one of the few teams remaining on the job in the CDC's birth defects and disabilities center.
—Paula Cohen, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025
Initial attempts at linking the birth defects to the ongoing reclamation of the steelworks were ignored by the council, who, according to the BBC, shared a 1999 Northamptonshire Health Authority study that found no cluster of birth defects.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
Casiano, who lives in Texas, was forced to carry her baby to term even after doctors told her at 20 weeks of pregnancy that her baby had anencephaly, a fatal birth defect, and wouldn’t survive.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Birth defect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20defect. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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