Tales of the Traveller, Chapter 1- Journey's Beginning, Part 1: Inheritance
birth defect?" max was shocked at this suggestion. "excuse me?" "nothing to be ashamed about." said draig, returning his gaze to the landscape. "it happens. we're lucky we're not too far from my grandfather's home. i was on my way there.
Max and Dee - Chapter 1: The Stalking
Devin couldn't help but smile a bit more too, not remembering about the gap in his teeth from his birth defect. "i'm getting off here also, actually. i have to umm..."
Mercy
Who had a birth defect. he had and extra non-functioning colon that was slowly killing him. he had surgery to remove it multiple times, but it kept growing back. i had to hear him suffer through the night with his quiet moaning.
Conversion side story: Refurbished
"it can fix some birth defects, provide an alternative to certain surgeries... and satisfy the occasional rich kid's need for transhuman experimentation. it can't 'upgrade' people, if you're thinking it could be used for that."
Night of Tales
The youngest were the correct color, something the now solar dragons considered a birth defect. as the asteroid hit had an explosion equivalent to a nuclear explosion/power it altered them.
The Search for Sethis: Part 8
birth defect or...oh, no." "you fought him, and you did not notice that?" "i never thought his former masters would be so cruel," she said.
Raquel's Trade Pt. 1
Doctors told her it was a birth defect and when hair transplants were available the problem would be cured -- which it wasn't. her therapist told her it wasn't anything to be embarrassed about, a sentiment echoed by the doctor.
The Wastes- Chapter 1: To the Victor...
After the war, and the bombs fell, mutations among children spread like wild fire, and now (after about 100 years or breeding.) these birth defects had become commonplace. humans would simply come out looking like animals sometimes, and that was that.
Interspecies Pamphlet (Initial Species Guide To Silver City Universe)
They share many traits with their progenitor species, but as they are a young and rare race they are sadly prone to genetic difficulties, birth defects and congenital conditions, deafness and muteness amongst them.
Deika's Will
Not entirely unlike vee's, but that's a birth defect. this looks more like genetics. "let us pause here." the scene stops entirely, frozen in time at deika's command. she floats toward the group of setolvians.
For Your Paws Only - Chapter 5
Since my return there have been reports of illness there; people suffering tremors, headaches, kidney failure, and birth defects.” “all consistent with mercury poisoning.” conrad mused. more tears came to her eyes.
A Slice Off The Normal Side of Life
To tod it was obvious she was blind, but he didn't see any of the cataractic whiteness of a birth defect or the miss directed eyes of someone who's condition had persisted for a long time, her eyes just stared straight ahead.