Definition of birth defect
: a physical or biochemical defect that is present at birth and may be inherited or environmentally induced
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The Council for Education and Research on Toxics, a small nonprofit, took the coffee industry to court under a California law that requires warnings where chemicals known to cause cancer or birth defects are present.
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Parking garages have signs warning of chemical dangers that can cause cancer, birth defects and other reproductive harm.
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Consumption of these chemicals has been linked to birth defects in young boys as well as behavioral problems and obesity in older children and adults.
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That includes low birth weight, preterm birth and a host of other birth defects.
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Jamie, born with fibular hemimelia, a birth defect where part or all of the fibular bone is missing, took the news surprisingly well.
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Smoking while pregnant is linked to a host of birth defects, but one in 14 women are still doing it, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Wednesday.
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Residents claim the waste has led to high rates of cancer, other diseases and birth defects.
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They are associated with depression, domestic violence, late prenatal care, financial stressors, fetal exposure to medications, birth defects, low birth weight, and poor mental and physical childhood development.
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First Known Use of birth defect
1864
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Definition of birth defect for Students
: a physical defect that a person is born with and that may be inherited or caused by something in the environment
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medical Definition of birth defect
: a physical or biochemical defect (as cleft palate, phenylketonuria, or Down syndrome) that is present at birth and may be inherited or environmentally induced
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