MALFORMATION Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

malformation

noun

Definition of malformation

as in deformity

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Recent Examples of malformation 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 Doctors eventually determined his seizure was caused by a brain arteriovenous malformation, a dangerous tangle of blood vessels that disrupts normal blood flow. — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for malformation

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Noun

Beyond brain tumors, other advances across neuroscience, like corrective spine surgery, have allowed doctors to restore posture and mobility in patients with severe spinal deformities.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Ingrown Toenails Can Form Long-term pressure from too-tight shoes, poor nail trimming, or other deformities in toe or foot can cause an ingrown toenail.

— Mark Gurarie, Health, 19 June 2026

Definition of deformity

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The virus spends approximately ten months of every year locked inside dormant mosquito eggs that overwinter beneath leaf litter and snow, with little to no viral replication, so few new mutations enter the population.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
That’s because Adamala’s team had to create genetic variation synthetically, instead of allowing for random mutations in DNA.

— Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026

Definition of mutation

Noun

That incident, which Johnson County court documents say occurred on May 13, resulted in great bodily harm or disfigurement of another person, and a level-five felony charge.

— Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
However, Glanville still maintains that her severe facial disfigurement was caused by a parasite.

— Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

Definition of disfigurement

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Interestingly, the development could lead to precision for delicate industrial manufacturing, gives advanced prosthetics a richer sense of touch, and allow surgical systems to instantly detect fine tissue abnormalities through visual color cues.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Kesseli and the team investigated three possible reasons for this abnormality.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of abnormality

Noun

Using a warlock’s old spellbook, the aspiring filmmakers conjure a seemingly harmless mutant, who unbeknownst to them, has dastardly designs of world domination.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 July 2026
But these genes were not mutants to start with in the human embryos that Egli’s team edited.

— Paul Knoepfler, STAT, 24 June 2026

Definition of mutant

Noun

The encouraging sign is that AI can now help police what AI builders are doing through agent simulation, anomaly detection and better observability.

— Jason Andersen, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Yes, Your Friends & Neighbors got an Emmy nomination for outstanding drama series and nothing else, a strange anomaly, though far from the day’s strangest anomaly.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026

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