Developmental / congenital / inherited

Pertaining to the absence, deformity or excess of body parts as a result of faulty development of the embryo (developmental),  abnormalities in structure or function which are present at birth and may or may not be inherited (congenital), or conditions caused by genes which condition the structure or function of an organ or tissue (inherited). Developmental and congenital diseases may or may not be associated with inherited defects.

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