malformation

noun

Definition of malformationnext
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as in deformity

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Recent Examples of malformation If the fetus survives, long-term developmental delays, blindness, hearing loss, permanent teeth and bone malformation, heart defects and rashes can occur. — Casey Pinto, The Conversation, 1 May 2026 Before hitting the road with Zach Brown in 2019, White — who was 35 years old at the time — was diagnosed with a rare brain condition called arteriovenous malformation (AVM). — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026 Research has linked phthalates with reproductive problems such as genital malformations and undescended testes in baby boys and lower sperm counts and testosterone levels in adult males. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026 According to the National Library of Medicine, Ebstein’s anomaly is a malformation of the heart where the tricuspid valve is displaced, which can cause blood regurgitation, right ventricular failure, and arrhythmias. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for malformation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for malformation
  1. deformity
  2. mutation
  3. disfigurement
  4. abnormality
  5. mutant
  6. anomaly
Noun
  • For example, patients with bunion deformities may not be able to tolerate their hallux being forced in a straighter position.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Fetuses of mice suddenly exposed to QACs developed deformities and neural tube defects similar to spina bifida in humans.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of deformity
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  • Late-stage studies have shown success in directing the immune system to attack tumor-specific mutations.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
  • State has been a pioneer in identifying high-risk genes, and the mutations in those genes, that are associated with profound autism.
    — Pien Huang, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of mutation
Noun
  • To my eye, Rouy’s strategy of disfigurement also owes a debt to Francis Bacon, except a portrait by that artist offers up a person as a specimen to the viewer, like a dead butterfly pinned to a collector board.
    — David Lê, Curbed, 8 Sep. 2026
  • One of the strongest films of the year — in years, honestly — stars 2026 MVP Sandra Hüller as a 17th-century German soldier who’s survived a bullet to the face and disfigurement around the end of the Thirty Years War.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of disfigurement
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  • Those with anatomic pulmonary abnormalities or neuromuscular disorders.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 2 Sep. 2026
  • However, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists advises against using tricyclic antidepressants during pregnancy due to the risk of major congenital abnormalities and other serious problems.
    — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of abnormality
Noun
  • The latter is embodied by an underground race of telepathic mutants who worship an unexploded nuclear bomb and find themselves in conflict with the apes, as well as the few surviving humans, on the way to a finale that out-tragedies the original.
    — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Blue Bull transforms Maria Prymachenko’s 1947 painting into a massive UV-reactive mutant vehicle.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of mutant
Noun
  • The trick is invoking it selectively, on an anomaly or scheduled review, not on every data point.
    — Devendra Rajput, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • And that’s a mile away from the Ferrari of 2025, one that found success to be the anomaly, not the norm.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of anomaly

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