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Congenital vs Clubfoot - What's the difference?

congenital | clubfoot |

As an adjective congenital

is (of a trait) present since birth.

As a noun clubfoot is

(medicine) a congenital deformity of the foot in which the ankle, heel and toes are twisted.

congenital

English

Adjective

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

    • Related terms

    * con- * congenitally * genital

    clubfoot

    English

    Alternative forms

    * club foot, club-foot

    Noun

    (clubfeet)
  • (medicine) A congenital deformity of the foot in which the ankle, heel and toes are twisted.
  • * 1870 , , Man and Wife , ch. 2:
    • At his lower extremities, he exhibited the deformity which is popularly known as "a club-foot ." But he carried his lameness, as he carried his years, gayly.
  • * 1915 , , Of Human Bondage , ch. 12:
    • He stood still as much as he could, with his club-foot behind the other, so that it should not attract notice.
  • * 2011 Nov. 1, Barry Meier, " Finding Inspiration in a Doctor’s Legacy," New York Times (retrieved 17 May 2014):
    • The cure developed by Dr. Ponseti in the 1950s relies on physical manipulation. In each step of the treatment, a child’s clubfoot is stretched and turned slightly outward, and a hip-to-foot plaster cast, like the ones shown in the photograph, is then applied.

    Synonyms

    * polt foot * talipes