birth defect
noun
: a physical or biochemical defect that is present at birth and may be inherited or environmentally induced
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Meanwhile, deaths due to congenital anomalies, or birth defects, increased 10.9%.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
In 2017 a research team at the Autonomous University of Mexico State showed that birth defects in children born in a floriculture region, to women who worked in or near flower farms, occurred in 20 percent of births.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
View 2 Images Researchers have discovered a new type of tissue, a soft and flexible ‘fatty cartilage’ that could revolutionize the treatment of traumatic injuries, birth defects, and cartilage-damaging diseases like osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.
—New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
Currently, alcohol labels carry warnings related to birth defects and impairments when operating machinery but do not address cancer risks.
—Michael D. Carroll and Amir Daftari, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
In 2017 a research team at the Autonomous University of Mexico State showed that birth defects in children born in a floriculture region, to women who worked in or near flower farms, occurred in 20 percent of births.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
View 2 Images Researchers have discovered a new type of tissue, a soft and flexible ‘fatty cartilage’ that could revolutionize the treatment of traumatic injuries, birth defects, and cartilage-damaging diseases like osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.
—New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
Currently, alcohol labels carry warnings related to birth defects and impairments when operating machinery but do not address cancer risks.
—Michael D. Carroll and Amir Daftari, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Birth defect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20defect. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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