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