congenital
adj.adj. describing a condition or trait that you have from the moment you are born. It often refers to medical issues, but it can also describe a deep part of someone's character.
adj. present from birth, especially regarding a medical condition or a deep-seated character trait. Often used to describe physical defects or chronic habits that seem inherent to an individual.
The doctors treated his congenital heart condition.
The baby was born with a congenital defect that required immediate surgery to ensure proper development.
While some scholars argue his dishonesty was a learned survival mechanism, others viewed him as a congenital liar who could not help but distort the truth even in trivial matters.
From Latin congenitus + -al.
Typically used attributively before a noun; frequently collocates with 'defect', 'disorder', or 'liar'.