malposition

ˌmælpəˈzɪʃən

Definition

Definition of malposition - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

abnormal position of an organ or body part

TECH.

The X-ray showed a malposition of the heart.

displacement

misalignment

wrong placement

TECH.

incorrect position of an object or part

TECH.

The malposition of the sign caused confusion.

displacement

misalignment

misplacement

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Origin of malposition

Latin, malus (bad) + positio (position)

Examples of malposition in a sentence

Doctors corrected the malposition during surgery.
The malposition of the furniture made the room look awkward.
Surgery corrected the malposition of the bone.

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French:malposition, mauvaise position, ...
German:Fehlstellung, Fehlposition, ...
Italian:malposizione, posizionamento errato, ...
Spanish:malposición, mala posición, ...
Portuguese:má posição, posição incorreta, ...
Chinese:错位, 位置不当, ...
Japanese:異常位置, 誤った位置, ...
Arabic:سُوء تَمَوْضُع, وَضْع غَيْر صَحِيح, ...
Hebrew:מִיקּוּם לֹא תַּקִּין, מִיקּוּם לֹא נָכוֹן, ...
Russian:аномальное положение, неправильное положение, ...
Ukrainian:неправильне положення, неправильне розташування, ...
Hindi:असामान्य स्थिति, त्रुटिपूर्ण स्थिति, ...
Bengali:অবস্থানগত ত্রুটি, ভুল অবস্থান, ...
Catalan:malposició, mala posició, ...
Czech:malpozice, nesprávná poloha, ...
Danish:fejlstilling, fejlplacering, ...
Dutch:malpositie, verkeerde stand, ...
Greek:κακή θέση, κακή τοποθέτηση, ...
Hungarian:rendellenes helyzet, helytelen helyzet, ...
Khmer:ភាពខុសប្រក្រតីនៃទីតាំង, ការដាក់នៅខុសទីតាំង, ...
Korean:비정상 위치, 잘못된 위치, ...
Persian:جابجایی, موقعیت نادرست, ...
Polish:nieprawidłowe położenie, błędne ustawienie, ...
Portuguese (BR):má posição, posição incorreta, ...
Romanian:poziție anormală, ...
Swedish:felpositionering, felplacering, ...
Thai:ตำแหน่งที่ผิดปกติ, ตำแหน่งที่ไม่ถูกต้อง, ...
Turkish:yanlış pozisyon, yanlış konum, ...
Vietnamese:sự sai vị trí, vị trí sai, ...

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