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Recent Examples of malformation
Chiari malformation type 1 is a rare brain condition where the cerebellum, a brain area responsible for balance and posture, droops down slightly through a small hole in the skull called the foramen magnum.
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Ruairi MacKenzie, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2025
Often, the malformations are so severe that babies don't make it to birth.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 10 June 2025
Vascular Malformations Vascular malformations are atypical or abnormal connections in veins and arteries.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 14 May 2025
That one, announced last month, has twoXAR working with the Department of Dermatology at Stanford’s School of Medicine to identify drug candidates targeting lymphatic malformation, epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS), and other rare disorders.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2016
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Ruairi MacKenzie, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2025
Often, the malformations are so severe that babies don't make it to birth.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 10 June 2025
Vascular Malformations Vascular malformations are atypical or abnormal connections in veins and arteries.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 14 May 2025
That one, announced last month, has twoXAR working with the Department of Dermatology at Stanford’s School of Medicine to identify drug candidates targeting lymphatic malformation, epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS), and other rare disorders.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malformation
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Bouton, who endured yearslong treatment for spinal deformities that could have caused paralysis eventually, is happy to be playing at all.—
Dave Melton,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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For spinal deformity patients, many of whom have complex medical comorbidities, the anesthesia team maintains safety throughout the procedure.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Novartis’s radioligand therapy targets mutations in tumors, delivering radiation only where it is needed, unlike ordinary radiotherapy which kills non-cancerous cells as well as cancerous ones.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Over time, that might lead to mutations and polyps.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The proud mom welcomed Jones, who was born with Down syndrome and a rare congenital colon abnormality, in August 2022.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Many neuroimaging studies have also shown structural abnormalities in the brains of people with schizophrenia, but nothing consistent enough across patient populations to become signature features of the disorder.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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Previously, the green mutant was played by Robert Mammone in the 1994 movie.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Though this was her official entry into the MCU, Couleé had been one of the inspirations for the character Darkveil, a mutant featured in the Iceman comics.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
4 Sep. 2025
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And Armstrong Archives documented machine learning improving extraction accuracy through anomaly detection.—
Douglas B. Laney,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Even with a relatively small sample size, the anomaly stuck out like a giant, red, throbbing sore thumb — a favorite gag in animation.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Malformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malformation. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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