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The surgical removal of a cone-shaped piece of tissue.  

A condition in which a baby has been infected with toxoplasmosis by its mother while still in the uterus.  

A malformation which is present at birth, e.g. a cleft palate.  

At or before birth.  

A condition in which a person is born with weak ligaments in the hip, so that the femur does not stay in position in the pelvis. Poor or incomplete formation of the ligaments or acetabulum causing the hip to be loose and not properly functioning. A birth defect caused by incomplete development of the hip…

A cataract which is present at birth.  

A weakening of the arteries at the base of the brain, present at birth.  

Unable to think clearly or act rationally.  

A factor which has an association with both a disease and risk factor and thus complicates the nature of the relationship between them.