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birth defect

birth de·fect
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [burth noun dee-fekt, dih-fekt]
    • /bɜrθ noun ˈdi fɛkt, dɪˈfɛkt/
    • /bɜːθ ˈdiː.fekt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [burth noun dee-fekt, dih-fekt]
    • /bɜrθ noun ˈdi fɛkt, dɪˈfɛkt/

Definitions of birth defect words

  • noun birth defect an inherited disease or condition that a baby is born with 3
  • noun birth defect any of various mental, physical, or biochemical defects present in a baby at birth 3
  • noun birth defect any physical, mental, or biochemical abnormality present at birth. 1
  • noun birth defect congenital deformity or disorder 1
  • noun birth defect (medicine) Any of several medical disorders that are present at birth. 0
See all 5 definitions of birth defect

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birth defect popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for birth defect

noun birth defect

  • abnormality — An abnormality in something, especially in a person's body or behaviour, is an unusual part or feature of it that may be worrying or dangerous.
  • deformity — A deformity is a part of someone's body which is not the normal shape because of injury or illness, or because they were born this way.
  • disability — lack of adequate power, strength, or physical or mental ability; incapacity.
  • mutation — Biology. a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome. an individual, species, or the like, resulting from such a departure.
All 5 Synonyms of birth defect

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