congenital Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
    innate; inborn.

WordNet

Con*gen"i*tal adjective
Etymology
From Congenite.
Definitions
  1. Existing at, or dating from, birth; pertaining to one from birth; born with one; connate; constitutinal; natural; as, a congenital deformity. See Connate.

Webster 1913