Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Birth Defect.
Birth Defect - as a noun
A defect that is present at birth
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
- ablepharia
- albinism
- anencephalia
- anencephaly
- ametria
- color blindness
- color vision deficiency
- colour blindness
- colour vision deficiency
- epispadias
- clinocephalism
- clinocephaly
- clinodactyly
- macroglossia
- down's syndrome
- down syndrome
- mongolianism
- mongolism
- trisomy 21
- acrocephaly
- oxycephaly
- cheiloschisis
- cleft lip
- harelip
- cleft palate
- amelia
- meromelia
- encephalocele
- meningocele
- myelomeningocele
- plagiocephaly
- polysomy
- hermaphrodism
- hermaphroditism
- pseudohermaphroditism
- scaphocephaly
- congenital heart defect
- rachischisis
- schistorrhachis
- spina bifida
- spinocerebellar disorder
- hyperdactyly
- polydactyly
- syndactylism
- syndactyly
- ankyloglossia
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Example Sentences
"He was born with a birth defect that affected his hearing."
"The baby's birth defect caused her to have a cleft palate."
"The doctors were able to identify the birth defect during the ultrasound."
"The parents were devastated when they learned their child had a birth defect."
"She underwent surgery to correct the birth defect."