birth defect
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Mr. Rodríguez Castro, known as “El Cangrejo”—the crab—because of a birth defect, never finished school.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
During one session, the parents of a daughter with schizencephaly quadriplegia, a rare birth defect, witnessed her successfully feed herself using the system.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2024
He was born with a rare birth defect called an omphalocele, which means some of his organs sit in a sac outside his body.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023
Her sibling was born with a birth defect that her parents immediately attributed to the tests.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2022
I’m always going to be the sister of a kid with a birth defect: that’s not the issue.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
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