The phrase "acquired defect" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to medical, psychological, or technical discussions where a defect or issue has been obtained or developed over time.
Example: "The patient presented with an acquired defect in hearing, which developed after prolonged exposure to loud noises."
Alternatives: "developed impairment" or "gained deficiency".
It occurs at the site of an inherited or acquired defect of the chest wall with a significant increase in intrathoracic pressure.
This may result from an acquired defect in gene expression and/or functional activity of any of the electron transport enzymes [ 17].
Since the patients described here developed signs of thyroid disease in adult age this condition can only be the result of an acquired defect.
Various techniques and variable amounts of cartilage are needed depending on the type of the rudimentary auricle or size of the acquired defect.
An acquired defect in oxidative phosphorylation prevents cells from using molecular oxygen for adenosine triphosphate production and potentially causes sepsis-induced organ dysfunction.
An inherited defect in one MMR allele and an acquired defect in the other allele lead to loss of MMR function in the respective polypeptide that accelerates tumour progression.
Bleeding disorders may result from inherited or acquired defects of clotting or platelet function.
Pneumococcal infection is particularly serious among the elderly and among children with sickle-cell anemia, with congenital or acquired defects in immunity, without spleens, or with abnormally functioning spleens.
Many congenital and acquired defects occur in the maxillofacial area.
The reconstruction of many congenital and acquired defects has been made possible through the use of this technique [3].
Cancer genomes bear signatures of clonal evolution and selection, particularly implicating acquired defects in interferon receptor signalling and antigen presentation.
