This document describes and defines several common congenital anomalies including polydactyly (extra digits), syndactyly (fused digits), omphalocele (organs outside abdomen), spina bifida (incomplete spinal fusion), anencephaly (absent brain/skull), microcephaly (small head), macrocephaly (large head), renal agenesis (absent kidney), congenital hydrocele (fluid around testicles), congenital hydrocephalus (excess CSF in brain), cleft lip (gap in upper lip), cleft palate (gap in roof of mouth), ARM (anorectal malformation), microtia (underdeveloped ear), congenital arhinia (absent nose),

1. CONGENITAL
ANAMOLY
DESCRIPTION
POLYDACTYLY PRESENCE OF EXTRA DIGITS OR FINGERS IN EITHER HAND OR
FEET SINCE BIRTH
SYNDACTYLY CONDITION OF HAVING FINGER OR TOES PARTIALLY OR
COMPLETELY UNITED
OMPHALOCELE A CONDITION WHEN ABDOMINAL ORGANS ARE OUTSIDE OF
THE UMBILICUS , THEY ARE ONLY COVERED BY A THIN LAYER
SPINA BIFIDA BIRTH DEFECT WHEN THERE IS INCOMPLETE FUSION OF
BACKBONE AND MENINGES AROUND THE SPINAL CORD
ANANCEPHALY ABSENCE OF A MAJOR PORTION OF BRAIN , SKULL, AND
SCALP SINCE BIRTH
MICROCEPHALY CONDITION WHEN THE HEAD OF BABY IS SMALLER THAN
EXPECTED
MACROCEPHALY WHEN THE HEAD OF BABY IS ABNORMALLY LARGER THAN
NORMAL, THIS INCLUDES SCALP , CRANIUM , CONTENTS OF
CRANIUM
RENAL AGENESIS CONGENITAL ABSENCE OF ONE OR BOTH KIDNEYS, IF
BILATERAL KNOWN AS CLASSIC POTTER SYNDROME
CONGENITAL
HYDROCELE
WHEN WATERY FLUID BUIL AROUND TESTICLES LEADING TO
SWELLING OF SCROTUM
CONGENITAL
HYDROCEPHALUS
COLLECTION OF EXCESSIVE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID IN THE
BRAIN AT BIRTH
CLEFT LIP IT IS THE OPENING OR GAP IN THE UPPER LIP OF NEWBORN
BABY
CLEFT PALATE IT IS THE PRESENCE OF ABNORMALLY LARGE GAP IN THE
ROOF OF MOUTH
ARM (ANO RECTAL
MALFORMATION)
ANUS OR RECTUM DOESN’T DEVELOP PROPERLY BY BIRTH
MICROTIA CONGENITAL DEFORMITY IN WHICH PINNA (EXTERNAL EAR )
IS UNDERDEVELOPED)
CONGENITALARHINIA RARE ANAMOLY IN WHICH EXTERNAL NASAL STRUCTURES
AND NASAL PASSAGES ARE ABSENT
TOF(TETRALOGY OF
FALLOT )
PRESENCE OF 4 CONGENITAL ANAMOLIES TOGETHER THEY
ARE , VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT , PULMONARY VALVE
STENOSIS , A MISPLACED AORTA AND A THICK RIGHT
VENTRICULAR WALL
PDA(PATENT DUCTOUS
ARTERIOSUS)
CONDITION IN WHICH DUCTOUS ARTERIOSUS FAILS TO
CLOSE AFTER BIRTH