birth defect
Americannoun
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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
Carl is no stranger to health issues: She was born with a spinal birth defect and went through six years of successful treatment for stage four non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
There’s a spectrum, because it’s not just one type of birth defect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2022
From the moment she learned that she was pregnant, my grandmother was again tormented by fears that the baby would suffer a hideous birth defect.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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