Birth Defect

Of defect and anomaly.   May also be referred to as congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect and congenital disorder.

A defect that is present at birth.

This concept's ID is @1~73016

Deformity

  • plagiocephaly 0 facts

    Congenital malformation of the skull in which the main axis of the skull is obliq...

  • scaphocephaly 0 facts

    Congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied...

Homo

  • polydactyly 0 facts

    Birth defect characterized by the presence of more than the normal number of fingers...

  • syndactyly 0 facts

    Birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers...

Also contains

  • congenital heart defect 2 facts

    A birth defect involving the heart.

  • color blindness 2 facts

    Genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue.

  • meromelia 2 facts

    Congenital absence of part of an arm or leg.

  • spinocerebellar disorder 1 facts

    Any of several congenital disorders marked by degeneration of the cerebellum...

  • meningocele 0 facts

    A congenital anomaly of the central nervous system in which a sac protruding from the...

  • myelomeningocele 0 facts

    A congenital defect of the central nervous system in which a sac containing part...

  • hermaphroditism 0 facts

    Congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both...

  • polysomy 0 facts

    Congenital defect of having one or more extra chromosomes in somatic cells.

  • pseudohermaphroditism 0 facts

    Congenital condition in which a person has external genitalia of one sex and...

  • clinocephaly 0 facts

    A congenital defect in which the top of the head is depressed (concave instead of ...

  • macroglossia 0 facts

    A congenital disorder characterized by an abnormally large tongue; often seen in cases...

  • clinodactyly 0 facts

    A congenital defect in which one or more toes or fingers are abnormally positioned.

  • mongolism 0 facts

    A congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face...

  • spina bifida 0 facts

    A not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae...

  • tongue tie 0 facts

    A congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting...

  • oxycephaly 0 facts

    A congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape.

  • cleft lip 0 facts

    A congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip.

  • cleft palate 0 facts

    A congenital fissure of the hard palate.

  • albinism 0 facts

    The congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair.

  • ablepharia 0 facts

    A congenital absence of eyelids (partial or complete).

  • anencephaly 0 facts

    A defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres.

  • ametria 0 facts

    Congenital absence of the uterus.

  • epispadias 0 facts

    A congenital abnormality in males in which the urethra is on the upper surface of the...

  • amelia 0 facts

    Congenital absence of an arm or leg.

  • encephalocele 0 facts

    Protrusion of brain tissue through a congenital fissure in the skull.