birth defect
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1. a defect that is present at birth (noun.state)
hypernym | : | defect, |
definition | : | an imperfection in a bodily system (noun.state) |
hypernym | : | anomalousness, anomaly, |
definition | : | deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | ablepharia, |
definition | : | a congenital absence of eyelids (partial or complete) (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | albinism, |
definition | : | the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | anencephalia, anencephaly, |
definition | : | a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | ametria, |
definition | : | congenital absence of the uterus (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | epispadias, |
definition | : | a congenital abnormality in males in which the urethra is on the upper surface of the penis (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | clinocephalism, clinocephaly, |
definition | : | a congenital defect in which the top of the head is depressed (concave instead of convex) (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | clinodactyly, |
definition | : | a congenital defect in which one or more toes or fingers are abnormally positioned (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | macroglossia, |
definition | : | a congenital disorder characterized by an abnormally large tongue; often seen in cases of Down's syndrome (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | acrocephaly, oxycephaly, |
definition | : | a congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | cleft palate, |
definition | : | a congenital fissure of the hard palate (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | amelia, |
definition | : | congenital absence of an arm or leg (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | meromelia, |
definition | : | congenital absence of part of an arm or leg (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | encephalocele, |
definition | : | protrusion of brain tissue through a congenital fissure in the skull (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | meningocele, |
definition | : | a congenital anomaly of the central nervous system in which a sac protruding from the brain or the spinal meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid (but no nerve tissue) (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | myelomeningocele, |
definition | : | a congenital defect of the central nervous system in which a sac containing part of the spinal cord and its meninges protrude through a gap in the vertebral column; frequently accompanied by hydrocephalus and mental retardation (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | plagiocephaly, |
definition | : | congenital malformation of the skull in which the main axis of the skull is oblique (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | polysomy, |
definition | : | congenital defect of having one or more extra chromosomes in somatic cells (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | hermaphrodism, hermaphroditism, |
definition | : | congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | pseudohermaphroditism, |
definition | : | congenital condition in which a person has external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | scaphocephaly, |
definition | : | congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardation (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | rachischisis, schistorrhachis, spina bifida, |
definition | : | a not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | spinocerebellar disorder, |
definition | : | any of several congenital disorders marked by degeneration of the cerebellum and spinal cord resulting in spasticity and ataxia (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | hyperdactyly, polydactyly, |
definition | : | birth defect characterized by the presence of more than the normal number of fingers or toes (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | syndactylism, syndactyly, |
definition | : | birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | ankyloglossia, tongue tie, |
definition | : | a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue (noun.state) |
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