Initiated during development in utero. In the specific context of i. error of metabolism, it connotes a genetic disruption of an enzyme. See i. errors of metabolism, under error. SYN: innate.
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in·born (inґborn) 1. genetically determined, and present at birth; see also inborn error of metabolism, under error. 2. congenital.Medical dictionary. 2011.