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Imantaghavi Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Inherent

Hi

Sometimes some diseases born with the child. What do we call them?

Are they inherent,inborn,inate,...?

And what's the opposite which we gain after being born?

Thanks anyone who could answer me.

Iman
  

Top answer

Diseases inherited from birth time are called congenital, it comes from the word genital. Ex. Congenitally deaf, congenitally blind, congenital abnormalities.

— Hrsanei

  • Diseases inherited from birth time are called congenital, it comes from the word genital.
  • Ex.
  • Congenitally deaf, congenitally blind, congenital abnormalities.
  • And when the diseases occured some time after birth, late is used Ex.
  • Late blind, late deaf.
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Diseases inherited from birth time are called congenital, it comes from the word genital.

Ex. Congenitally deaf, congenitally blind, congenital abnormalities.

And when the diseases occured some time after birth, late is used

Ex. Late blind, late deaf.

I hope it helps

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Thank you dear friend for your reply.

Now I remembered the word.
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