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Jackson6612 Posted 16 years ago
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Development in the uterus and not through heredity
congenital
1 c : acquired during development in the uterus and not through heredity<congenital syphilis>
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
Does this mean a congenital disease is one which one contracts in a mother's womb, and not through genetic combination?
What is a specific term for a disease which could be transferred during pregnancy from a mother to a child?
Please help me. Thanks.
1 c : acquired during development in the uterus and not through heredity<congenital syphilis>
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
Does this mean a congenital disease is one which one contracts in a mother's womb, and not through genetic combination?
What is a specific term for a disease which could be transferred during pregnancy from a mother to a child?
Please help me. Thanks.
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-- Yes. However, (some) medical dictionaries use the term simply for a malady that is present at birth, whether genetic or acquired during development. -- I suppose that 'congenital' fits this description.
- -- Yes.
- However, (some) medical dictionaries use the term simply for a malady that is present at birth, whether genetic or acquired during development.
- -- I suppose that 'congenital' fits this description.
- How would a fetus otherwise acquire a disease?
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Does this mean a congenital disease is one which one contracts in a mother's womb, and not through genetic combination?-- Yes. However, (some) medical dictionaries use the term simply for a malady that is present at birth, whether genetic or acquired during development.
What is a specific term for a disease which could be transferred during pregnancy from a mother to a child
What is a specific term for a disease which could be transferred during pregnancy from a mother to a child
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