
One that is present in an animal at birth, it is not necessarily inherited. A disease which is determined by the genetic structure of the animal; a disease which is acquired during foetal life.
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In medicine, a disease that is present at birth. It is not necessarily genetic in origin; for example, congenital herpes may be acquired by the baby as it passes through the mother's birth canal
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