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inborn /in·born/ (in´born″)
1. genetically determined, and present at birth.

in·born (nbôrn)
adj.
1. Possessed by an organism at birth.
2. Inherited or hereditary.

inborn
[in′bôrn]
Etymology: L, in, within; AS, beran, to bear
innate; acquired or occurring during intrauterine life, with reference to both normally inherited traits and developmental or genetically transmitted anomalies. See also congenital, hereditary, inborn error of metabolism.

inborn [in´born]
1. genetically determined, and present at birth; see also inborn error of metabolism.

inborn
congenital; inherited or acquired before birth.

inborn error of metabolism
congenital disorders of metabolism. Includes cystinuria, fucosidosis, citrullinemia, mannosidosis, tyrosinemia and glycogenosis.


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