📚 Inborn, adjective. 🔉 /ˈɪnbɔːn/ 🇬🇧 ❓ Definition: Existing from birth. ❗️ Examples: 1. An inborn defect in the formation of collagen. 2. There is a high frequency of inborn defects of respiratory organs and bronchiectasis. 3. There are three main categories of congenital problems to be considered in pediatric patients: congenital malformations, inborn errors of metabolism, and other inherited disorders. 4. Apart from these inborn defects, deprivation of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) at any time of life interferes with a step in collagen synthesis; the resulting bleeding, bruising, and poor healing are part of the picture of scurvy. 5. Some of the cell lines were from individuals with rare inborn errors of metabolism, although none suffered from a condition known to be associated with their APOE genotype. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic