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What (who) is DEFECTS - definition
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Defect (disambiguation); Defects
defect
defect
defect1
¦ noun 'di:f?kt, d?'f?kt a shortcoming, imperfection, or lack.
Origin
ME: from L. defectus, past participle of deficere 'desert or fail', from de- (expressing reversal) + facere 'do'.
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defect2 [d?'f?kt]
¦ verb abandon one's country or cause in favour of an opposing one.
Derivatives
defection noun
defector noun
Origin
C16: from L. defect-, deficere (see defect1).
defect
I
n.
1) to correct a defect
2) a glaring defect
3) a birth, congenital; hearing; mechanical; mental; physical; speech; structural defect
4) a defect in (there was a defect in the transmission)
II
v. ('to desert')
1) (D; intr.) to defect from (to defect from the army)
2) (D; intr.) to defect to (to defect to the enemy)
Examples of use of DEFECTS
1. Congenital heart defects (CHD) are defects in the structure of the heart and great vessels of newborn babies.
2. Last month a spike showed major defects and was removed.
3. "Birth defects are a really still pond," Howson said.
4. In the Los Angles study it was also shown that high level of ground level Ozone pollution can also cause birth defects, especially valvular and aortic defects.
5. It is the most common of a group of birth defects called neural tube defects, affecting about one in 2,000 babies in the United States, Hudgins said.