[TexGuy]

I'm not very good at breaking down words into their sub-components but couldn't congenital literally mean "Against Genitals"!

[rfp1234]

con�gen�i�tal �� (kn-jn-tl) KEY � ADJECTIVE: Of or relating to a condition that is present at birth, as a result of either heredity or environmental influences: a congenital heart defect; congenital syphilis. Being or having an essential characteristic as if by nature; inherent or inveterate: "the congenital American optimism that denies conflicts and imagines all stories having happy endings" (Robert J. Samuelson). See Synonyms at innate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ETYMOLOGY: From Latin congenitus : com-, com- + genitus, born, past participle of gignere, to bear; see gen- in Indo-European roots OTHER FORMS: con�geni�tal�ly (Adverb)