How to Use congenital in a Sentence

congenital

adjective
  • The irregularity in my backbone is probably congenital.
  • Why is congenital syphilis on the rise?
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Niemiller was born with a congenital birth defect in both arms.
    — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2019
  • He was born with nine congenital heart defects, two left lungs, and five spleens.
    — Lindsey Lanquist, SELF, 30 June 2017
  • What if your baby is born with congenital syphilis?
    — ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Guilt is a congenital part of being a woman; we are born with it.
    — Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 6 Apr. 2020
  • Frech was born with congenital limb differences and ran on his first blades aged four.
    — Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Wolfe was born with a congenital heart defect.
    — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • And then there are people like me, congenital anosmics who were born with no sense of smell.
    — Sharon Waters, SELF, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Paul was born with five congenital heart defects, and had his first surgery right after he was born.
    — Meredith Kile, People.com, 14 June 2025
  • Though common, these moles lead to melanoma more often than congenital moles.
    — Madison Yauger, Health.com, 8 June 2021
  • Men with syphilis in the study passed the disease to their wives, who gave birth to babies with congenital syphilis.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 19 Oct. 2020
  • The murmur turned out to be a congenital heart defect that was caught in time for treatment.
    — Nancy Clanton, ajc, 27 Jan. 2021
  • Care for congenital heart defects has advanced over the years, and the future looks even brighter.
    — Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Ryleigh, or Ry as she is often called, has dealt with a congenital heart defect since birth.
    — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Kyle, of Montgomery, was born with a congenital heart defect and has had open heart surgery.
    — Janelle Walker, Aurora Beacon-News, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Eva was born with Down syndrome and a congenital heart defect.
    — Carissa Tozzi, House Beautiful, 30 June 2020
  • Due to a congenital heart disease, the infant had a stent placed to ensure proper blood flow.
    — Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Most congenital heart defects these days are caught in infancy or childhood, but not all.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Every case of congenital syphilis, when a baby is born with the disease, is avoidable.
    — Talia Herman, ProPublica, 1 Nov. 2021
  • The child had a congenital heart defect and later died at the hospital.
    — Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Lizzie suffers from a rare congenital disease that less than 10 people in the world are known to have.
    — Evan Real, Marie Claire, 6 Sep. 2015
  • Haven, a 3-year-old with a congenital heart condition, just wants a playset.
    — al, 19 Aug. 2020
  • But cases of syphilis in newborns, also known as congenital syphilis, increased for the twelfth straight year.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Sixty-year-old Earl Jones was born with a congenital heart defect.
    — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The path forward for addressing congenital syphilis is clear.
    — Jeffrey D. Klausner, STAT, 17 June 2026
  • Once there, the boy, who suffered from a congenital heart defect, collapsed and began having a seizure.
    — Jim Salter, ajc, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The best chance of a good outcome, Darragh said, is to have a congenital heart team complete the transplant.
    — Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, 25 Dec. 2019
  • Tom, the smaller twin, also has a congenital heart defect and only one kidney.
    — Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Partridge says common symptoms of congenital syphilis are known but many aren't obvious at birth.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2025

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