How to Use congenital in a Sentence

congenital

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• The irregularity in my backbone is probably congenital.
• The child had a congenital heart defect and later died at the hospital.
  — Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2022
• At birth, 90% of babies born with congenital CMV will not show any visible symptoms of the virus.
  — Essence, 19 July 2022
• Rates of congenital syphilis—syphilis passed from the mother to baby during childbirth—also jumped in the past decade, going up 937%.
  — Korin Miller, Health, 7 Feb. 2024
• Once there, the boy, who suffered from a congenital heart defect, collapsed and began having a seizure.
  — Jim Salter, ajc, 30 Nov. 2022
• Annika was born with the same congenital birth defect as Shaquem and wore a prosthetic on her right arm.
  — Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022
• The boy had a congenital heart defect, and once at his grandmother’s house, collapsed and began having a seizure.
  — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2022
• What is a congenital heart defect and how is it detected?
  — Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2023
• Two years after Alex died in 2014 due to congenital heart failure, his stepson, came up with an idea to honor his legacy.
  — Jonmaesha Beltran, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2022
• Most hiatal hernias are thought to be congenital, meaning you were born with the propensity to have a larger-than-needed hole in the diaphragm.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2022
• Sanderson, 16, was born with spina bifida, a congenital birth defect in which the spinal cord fails to form properly.
  — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024
• The 19-year-old underwent surgery to correct a congenital heart defect.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2023
• Injecting healthy genes into the eyes of adults with a form of congenital blindness restored their night vision.
  — Justin Beal, Harper’s Magazine , 12 Dec. 2022
• O'Neal, who shares a unique bond with James as the sons of Lakers legends, was diagnosed with an anomalous coronary artery — a congenital heart defect that caused an artery to grow in the wrong place — at age 18.
  — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
• Brayden Otten, a 13-year-old boy who has endured congenital heart defects since he was born, is fighting for his life.
  — Terry Demio, The Enquirer, 15 July 2022
• Bernard was born with clouded vision caused by congenital cataracts.
  — Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Apr. 2023
• There’s the 37-year-old Brazilian television host who collapsed live on air because of a congenital heart problem.
  — Angelo Fichera, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2023
• Pistorius, who was born with a congenital defect that led to the amputation of both legs below the knee, ran with prosthetics in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
  — Mark Osborne, ABC News, 24 Nov. 2023
• Wilder was born with a congenital deformity called Prune Belly Syndrome, which required him to have a kidney transplant at the age of 9.
  — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 31 Jan. 2023
• Hennessy had to have open-heart surgery after doctors found out about a congenital heart condition the family didn’t know about.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2022
• The couple's son, Billy, was born with a congenital heart condition and had to undergo three heart surgeries after he was born.
  — Jolene Latimer, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022
• Roman was born with a congenital defect that caused several health concerns over his short life.
  — Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Sep. 2022
• This can include congenital birth defects, higher stillbirth rates, and low birthweight and blood counts.
  — Shravya Pant — Medill News Service, STAT, 20 Dec. 2023
• Schwarzenegger, who had a congenital heart defect, has undergone heart surgery three times.
  — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 5 Sep. 2023
• Johnson said her son, who had a brain condition called congenital hydrocephalus, had worked at Walmart for more than 10 years.
  — Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2022
• Naleigh was born with a congenital heart issue and underwent open heart surgery before uniting with her parents.
  — Courtney Young, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
• The Mississippi State Department of Health does not formally track congenital syphilis deaths but said there was at least one baby who died in 2021.
  — Bracey Harris, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2023
• The cardiac arrest was caused by a congenital heart defect, a family spokesperson said in August.
  — Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2023
• Structural heart defects: Some dogs may be born with congenital heart defects, such as holes in the heart walls or abnormal blood vessel connections.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2023
• Arnold Schwarzenegger underwent open heart surgery in 2020 in order to correct a congenital heart defect, and has just spoken at length for the first time about his experience.
  — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 6 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 7 May 2024