How to Use malformation in a Sentence

malformation

noun

• The condition is marked by malformation of the spine.
• She underwent surgery to correct a heart malformation.
• The surgery treats the vein of Galen malformation in the brain.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 4 May 2023
• Most notable are those that firmed up the causal link between ‘acid rain’ and eggshell malformation in birds.
  — Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
• Doctors have repaired a malformation in the brain of a 34-week-old fetus.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 4 May 2023
• An animal died of a lung malformation only a few minutes after birth.
  — Deutsche Welle, USA TODAY, 5 July 2018
• The fetus had a fatal brain malformation called anencephaly, a condition where parts of the brain and skull are missing.
  — Sony Salzman, ABC News, 19 July 2022
• At birth, those with FOP often notice malformation of the big toe.
  — Fiza Pirani, ajc, 7 June 2018
• Using data from these scans, the researchers determined the extent of the eye malformation and the size of the eye socket.
  — Christopher Wanjek, Fox News, 17 May 2017
• The team also noted malformation of the ribs in a pattern consistent with severe rickets or scurvy.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2023
• Once ready to hatch, the chick was able to pierce the membrane of the shell but could not break through the tough outer shell due to a beak malformation, Brackett said.
  — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2023
• Researchers broke down the components of Zika and found how the virus could be leading to fetal brain malformations.
  — Jessica Wapner, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2017
• For pregnant women, exposure can lead to fetal malformations or death.
  — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
• Vivian, who was born with a rare form of Chiari malformation, a condition with a life expectancy of just five years, is working in shades of pink.
  — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2020
• She was born in September 2019—nine weeks early, and with a rare brain malformation called lissencephaly.
  — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2022
• Down syndrome can include heart and stomach malformations, but Hern’s data didn’t go into that level of detail.
  — Anna Staver, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2019
• But rates of congenital malformations and low birth weights — the two leading causes of infant death in the US — both ticked up.
  — Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
• The rare brain malformation occurs in utero and is incurable, just like Stage 4 liver cirrhosis.
  — Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2024
• In Panama, the procedure is only allowed to preserve the mother’s health or life in the case of rape, or fetal malformation.
  — Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 21 Feb. 2022
• The dog is 3 years old and has a malformation in her spine and chronic urinary tract infections that require daily medication.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2021
• Other forms are caused by an infection such as encephalitis or by structural malformations in the brain, whether congenital or due to trauma or a stroke.
  — Jennifer Couzin-Frankel, Science | AAAS, 12 Dec. 2019
• The patient had an arteriovenous malformation, a tangle of blood vessels that increases the risk of stroke.
  — Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 10 May 2021
• Broken down by cause of death, the rate of babies who died from congenital malformations — the leading cause of infants' deaths — dropped by 11%.
  — Mallory Schlossberg, Redbook, 21 Mar. 2017
• Vivian finally went home, but with a diagnosis of a rare form of Chiari malformation, doctors gave her a life expectancy of just five years.
  — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2020
• Most people who suffer from the rare malformation of extra bone growth are born with it, and the pain and swelling usually only occurs for those who are actively putting pressure on the area.
  — Chris Hays, orlandosentinel.com, 14 July 2021
• The first in utero neurosurgery to repair a Galen malformation took place in 2023 in Boston!
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024
• But just days later, the family learned their daughter Amelia, then 3, also had Chiari malformation, as well as a tethered spinal cord.
  — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
• Severe symptoms and certain types of Chiari malformation can be fatal, the Cleveland Clinic says.
  — Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
• At 14 weeks, Martinez learned the baby had a rare, severe congenital brain malformation.
  — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
• According to the Mayo Clinic website, in Chiari malformation, the brain tissue extends into the spinal canal.
  — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2020