MALFORMATION Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

malformation

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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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Deformitas Christi te format—the deformity of Christ forms you.

— Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
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

Definition of deformity

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By reading the mutations stacked up in the tumor’s genome as a kind of clock, researchers estimate the lineage has been dividing and passing from clam to clam for more than two centuries, outlasting countless generations of its hosts.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Some of the mutations the scientists found are obvious adaptations to the sinkhole environment.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026

Definition of mutation

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Glanville, who has been publicly chronicling her facial disfigurement and search for answers after developing a mysterious illness, shared on Instagram Wednesday.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026
The car overturned at the Top Gear Dunsfold Park Aerodrome, dragging Flintoff face down underneath for about 50 metres and leaving him with severe facial disfigurement injuries, rib injuries and trauma.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 July 2026

Definition of disfigurement

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But there really is nowhere safe in the world for mutants at this point in time when someone like Trask is out there.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 23 July 2026
While humanity knows about superheroes like Spider-Man (hence, the events of the previous games), mutants are still largely living in the shadows.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026

Definition of mutant

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The system collects readings every 100 milliseconds from roughly 300 sensors on each machine, using time-series anomaly detection and graph neural networks to detect abnormal operating conditions.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
TFMs, however, are built to properly process numeric and textual data within rows and columns, identify crucial patterns, and manage common data issues like missing values or anomalies.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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