What does 'Brazil, Russia, India And China - BRIC' mean. Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) refer to the idea that China and India will, by 2050, become the world's dominant suppliers of manufactured goods and services, respectively, while Brazil and Russia will become similarly dominant as suppliers of raw materials.
Birth Defect Fact Sheet Hypospadias. April 17, 2014Birth Defect Fact Sheet. Hypospadias is a congenital abnormality of the penis in which the urinary tract opening is not at the tip. In a normal penis, the urine tube (urethra) travels through the shaft of the penis to an opening located in the center of the head of the penis (glans).
A congenital heart defect, also referred to as congenital heart disease or CHD, is a heart problem that is present at birth and is caused by an error in the development of the heart during fetal development.n most cases when a baby is born with a congenital heart defect, there is no known reason for the heart to have formed incorrectly. Scientists know that some types of congenital heart defects can be related to an abnormality of an infant's chromosomes, single gene defects or environmental factors.