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Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th
congenital
con·gen·i·tal (kən-jĕnʹĭ-tl)adj. 1. Of or relating to a condition that is present at birth, as a result of either heredity or environmental influences: a congenital heart defect; congenital syphilis. 2. Being or having an essential characteristic as if by nature; inherent or inveterate: “the congenital American optimism that denies conflicts and imagines all stories having happy endings” (Robert J. Samuelson). See Synonyms at innate. [From Latin congenitus: com-, com- + genitus, born, past participle of gignere, to bear; See genə- in Indo-European Roots.] con·genʹi·tal·ly adv.
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