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Recent Examples of malformation
Research has connected phthalates with reproductive problems, such as genital malformations and undescended testes in baby boys and lower sperm counts and testosterone levels in adult males.
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
The model had been battling arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a rare brain condition.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
Both are sources of vitamin B9 and essential nutrients that help prevent neural tube defects (NTDs), a type of congenital malformation.
—Jennifer Lefton, Ms, Rd/n, Cnsc, Fand, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
Vasquez Sura gives birth to a son who is later diagnosed with microtia, a congenital malformation of the external ear.
—George Petras, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
The model had been battling arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a rare brain condition.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
Both are sources of vitamin B9 and essential nutrients that help prevent neural tube defects (NTDs), a type of congenital malformation.
—Jennifer Lefton, Ms, Rd/n, Cnsc, Fand, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
Vasquez Sura gives birth to a son who is later diagnosed with microtia, a congenital malformation of the external ear.
—George Petras, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malformation
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The end stage of Charcot foot is known as a rocker-bottom deformity.—
Isabel Casimiro,
Verywell Health,
22 May 2025
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Her son was born with clubfoot deformities – a condition which can affect mobility.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2025
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This mutation produces an abnormal transthyretin (TTR) protein that misfolds and forms amyloid deposits in the heart.—
Patty Weasler,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
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The Social and Behavioral Challenges group had more mutations in genes that became active after birth, Litman and Troyanskaya say, which could explain why these participants did not have developmental delays and tended to be diagnosed later than those in the other three groups.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
10 July 2025
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Advances in next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have enabled cancer research innovations like improvements in minimal residual disease (MRD) identification and the discovery of drugs that target genetic tumor abnormalities.—
Linda De Jesus,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Nonetheless, early ultrasounds flagged multiple concerns: small femurs, club feet and an umbilical vein abnormality.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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That’s a lot of familiar names, but hardly an anomaly.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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The Outrider System utilizes safety mechanisms, including redundant hazard detection, fail-safe hardware redundancies, and real-time health monitoring, to detect anomalies in the environment, override unsafe behaviors, and bring the autonomous vehicle to a stop when necessary.—
Richard Bishop,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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“Malformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malformation. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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