birth defectnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbɜːθ ˌdiː.fekt/us/ˈbɝːθ ˌdiː.fekt/a physical problem with a body part or process that is present at birth
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Obstetrics: birth
- antenatal
- birth rate
- born
- born
- breech
- C-section
- caesarean
- childbirth
- contraction
- delivery
- give birth idiom
- induce
- maternity ward
- midwifery
- obstetric
- posh
- postnatal
- puerperal
- rooming-in
- section
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Examples from literature
- There were few if any birth defects.