birth defect
noun
: a physical or biochemical defect that is present at birth and may be inherited or environmentally induced
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But the narrator is forced off the internet when her niece is born with severe birth defects, and her entire life is shaken up with love.
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Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Mar. 2025
The organization provides free surgeries for children with cleft palate and similar birth defects.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
About one out of every 200 babies is born with congenital CMV and, according to the CDC, about one out of five of those babies will have birth defects or other long-term health problems.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
In some cases, babies with a birth defect may only survive a few months.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
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Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Mar. 2025
The organization provides free surgeries for children with cleft palate and similar birth defects.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
About one out of every 200 babies is born with congenital CMV and, according to the CDC, about one out of five of those babies will have birth defects or other long-term health problems.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
In some cases, babies with a birth defect may only survive a few months.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for birth defect
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“Birth defect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20defect. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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