Home/Topics/Diseases & Disorders/congenital Diseases & Disorders Pediatrics & Child Health congenital Listen Save Share Print Meaning of congenital: A condition or trait present at birth. Definition of congenital A condition or trait present at birth. It may be the result of genetic or non-genetic factors. Written and maintained by James Murray · Last updated July 21, 2026 Educational reference, not medical advice. Read the limitations. Keep exploringRelated termsMore in Diseases & Disorders → Genetics & Molecular Biology hereditary Present from the first cell onward, even when nothing shows for decades, and never the same claim as present at birth. Read definition → General Medical Terms will It has no bearing on medical care, a point obscured by the name living will, which is an advance directive rather than a will. Read definition → Cancer & Tumors ARMS The name points at a microscope pattern, not at the lungs: cell clusters walled off by fibrous bands. Read definition → Diseases & Disorders crib death The older everyday name for a baby dying without warning during sleep, with no cause found afterward. Read definition →
Genetics & Molecular Biology hereditary Present from the first cell onward, even when nothing shows for decades, and never the same claim as present at birth. Read definition →
General Medical Terms will It has no bearing on medical care, a point obscured by the name living will, which is an advance directive rather than a will. Read definition →
Cancer & Tumors ARMS The name points at a microscope pattern, not at the lungs: cell clusters walled off by fibrous bands. Read definition →
Diseases & Disorders crib death The older everyday name for a baby dying without warning during sleep, with no cause found afterward. Read definition →