malformation
pronunciation
How to pronounce malformation in British English:
UK [ˌmælfɔ:ˈmeɪʃn]
How to pronounce malformation in American English:
US [ˌmælfɔrˈmeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed
- something abnormal or anomalous
Word Origin
- malformation (n.)
- also mal-formation, 1731, from mal- + formation.
Example
- 1. The condition is congenital and characterized by a malformation of the big toe that is present at birth .
- 2. Primary study of comparative imageology in arteriovenous malformation of brain .
- 3. Pathologic bases and imaging analyses of congenital duplication malformation of urinary system .
- 4. Malformation of twin : concordant and discordant .
- 5. Infants died of suddenness increased , congenital malformation is still an important problem .