congenital defect vs congenital disorder

congenital defect and congenital disorder both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
congenital defect	Yes	No	No	No
congenital disorder	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, congenital defect and congenital disorder are synonyms defined as:

congenital defect and congenital disorder: a defect that is present at birth

Other synonyms of congenital defect include birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly.

congenital defect (noun)	congenital disorder (noun)
a defect that is present at birth	a defect that is present at birth