blemish defect mar | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body), a facial blemish |
defect shortcoming | a failing or deficiency, that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information |
mass defect mass deficiency | the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles |
genetic disease genetic disorder genetic abnormality genetic defect congenital disease inherited disease inherited disorder hereditary disease hereditary condition | a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically |
Hirschsprung's disease congenital megacolon | congenital condition in which the colon does not have the normal network of nerves, there is little urge to defecate so the feces accumulate and cause megacolon |
autosomal recessive disease autosomal recessive defect | a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome |
Fanconi's anemia Fanconi's anaemia congenital pancytopenia | a rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and hypoplasia of the bone marrow |
congenital afibrinogenemia | a rare congenital disorder of blood coagulation in which no fibrinogen is found in the blood plasma |
speech disorder speech defect defect of speech | a disorder of oral speech |
defect | an imperfection in a bodily system, visual defects, this device permits detection of defects in the lungs |
defect fault flaw | an imperfection in an object or machine, a flaw caused the crystal to shatter, if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer |
birth defect congenital anomaly congenital defect congenital disorder congenital abnormality | a defect that is present at birth |
congenital heart defect | a birth defect involving the heart |
septal defect | a congenital abnormality in the septum between the left and right sides of the heart |
atrial septal defect | an abnormal opening between the left and right atria of the heart |
ventricular septal defect | a common congenital heart defect, an abnormal opening in the septum dividing the ventricles allows blood to pass directly from the left to the right ventricle, large openings may cause congestive heart failure |
visual impairment visual defect vision defect visual disorder | impairment of the sense of sight |
defect desert | desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army, If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot |
congenital inborn innate | present at birth but not necessarily hereditary, acquired during fetal development |