malformation

ˌmælfɔːrˈmeɪʃən

Definition

Definition of malformation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

anatomycondition of being faulty in form or shape

The plant showed signs of malformation due to disease.

abnormality

anomaly

deformity

biology

TECH.

abnormal formation or structure in a living organism

TECH.

The scan revealed a malformation in the fetus.

anomaly

deformity

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Origin of malformation

Latin, malus (bad) + formare (to form)

Terms with malformation included in their meaning

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anomaly

biology

defect or malformation in biology

anoplasty

medical

surgical correction of an anal malformation

AVM

abbr.

abr: arteriovenous malformation

abnormal connection between an artery and a vein

club hand

anatomy condition

hand malformation with absent or joined bones, resembling clubfoot

dysmorphism

medical

malformation or abnormality in body structure

hamartia

medical

disorganized tissue malformation

rhinopathy

nose condition

any disease or malformation affecting the nose

uterus didelphys

medical

uterine malformation with two separate uteri

Examples of malformation in a sentence

Doctors studied the malformation in the infant's heart.
The malformation caused complications at birth.
Researchers are studying genetic causes of malformation.

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French:malformation, anomalie, ...
German:Missbildung, Fehlbildung, ...
Italian:malformazione, ...
Spanish:malformación, ...
Portuguese:malformação, anomalia, ...
Chinese:畸形, 异常结构, ...
Japanese:奇形, 異常形成, ...
Arabic:تَشَوُّه, تَشَوُّه, ...
Hebrew:מוּם, עִוּוּת, ...
Russian:деформация, порок развития, ...
Ukrainian:деформація, дефект, ...
Hindi:विकृति, असामान्य संरचना, ...
Bengali:বিকৃতি, অবিকৃতি, ...
Catalan:malformació, ...
Czech:malformace, ...
Danish:misdannelse, ...
Dutch:misvorming, ...
Greek:δυσμορφία, δυσπλασία, ...
Hungarian:fejlődési rendellenesség, rendellenesség, ...
Khmer:ភាពខុសប្រក្រតីនៃទម្រង់, ភាពខុសប្រក្រតីពីកំណើត, ...
Korean:기형, 비정상 형성, ...
Persian:بدشکلی, اختلال ساختاری, ...
Polish:zniekształcenie, wada rozwojowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):má formação, anomalia, ...
Romanian:malformație, deformare, ...
Swedish:missbildning, ...
Thai:การผิดรูป, ...
Turkish:şekil bozukluğu, ...
Vietnamese:dị dạng, sự dị tật, ...

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