acquired /əkwī″ərd/ [L, acquirere, to obtain] , pertaining to a characteristic, condition, or disease gained and/or obtained as a result of external conditions after birth. An example is acquired immunity. Compare congenital, familial, hereditary.
acquired /əkwī″ərd/ [L, acquirere, to obtain] , pertaining to a characteristic, condition, or disease gained and/or obtained as a result of external conditions after birth. An example is acquired immunity. Compare congenital, familial, hereditary.