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Recent Examples of malformation
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.
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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.
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Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Dec. 2025
Christopher, 36, lives with a combination of complex medical challenges – spina bifida and Chiari malformation among them.
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Andy Smith,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Dec. 2025
Genetic testing determined the toddler, then 18 months old, had Chiari malformation, a rare condition where brain tissue extends into the spinal cord.
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Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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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
Christopher, 36, lives with a combination of complex medical challenges – spina bifida and Chiari malformation among them.
—
Andy Smith,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Dec. 2025
Genetic testing determined the toddler, then 18 months old, had Chiari malformation, a rare condition where brain tissue extends into the spinal cord.
—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malformation
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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.
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Signs of scoliosis Early detection is important and can help prevent progression of spinal deformity and reduce the need for surgery.
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Most antibiotics are single bioactive molecules, and some can be thwarted with single mutations.
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Though there is still no fix for the mutation, the subsequent research spawned by the work of Fraumeni, Li, and other pioneers hasn’t been for naught.
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The eight-minute short — in which a Parisian man with a facial disfigurement named Marcel dances hopefully in his apartment every night awaiting a non-existent companion — is in fact the brainchild of one Robert Gaudette.
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However, Glanville still maintains that her severe facial disfigurement was caused by a parasite.
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In 2024, Finkelstein signed the test of one student athlete as normal even though some of the results indicated abnormalities.
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Others explored whether the cause could be an immune disorder or a structural abnormality in Tessa's brain.
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But these genes were not mutants to start with in the human embryos that Egli’s team edited.
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Hugh Jackman has fought mutants, slayed vampires and gone toe-to-toe dancing with Zac Efron.
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In addition to handling testing operations, the robot continuously monitors wiring harness connections and reports anomalies in real time, helping reduce defects.
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Artificial intelligence can pick up on tiny anomalies based on the thousands of engines it’s seen before.
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“Malformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malformation. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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