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Congenital vs Acquired - What's the difference?

congenital | acquired |

As adjectives the difference between congenital and acquired

is that congenital is present since birth while acquired is developed postfetally; not congenital.

As a verb acquired is

past tense of acquire.

congenital

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (of a trait) Present since birth.

    • Related terms

    * con- * congenitally * genital

    acquired

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (acquire)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (medicine) Developed postfetally; not congenital.