maldevelopment
- noun
- /ˌmælˌdɛvəlˈɪpment/
- Specialized
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maldesarrollo
- The researcher studied cases of renal maldevelopment to understand its impact on kidney function.
- renal maldevelopment
Examples
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Of note, these animals are blind because of maldevelopment of the retina, another site of embryonic PAX-2 expression. Thus, in mice, this transcription factor is essential for the growth of the prenatal urinary tract and eye.
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The long-term prognosis of primary VUR is determined by the presence and severity of associated renal disease, which is a spectrum of renal maldevelopment and pyelonephritic scarring.
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Primary VUR can coexist with renal maldevelopment.
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In addition, there was evidence of kidney maldevelopment (renal dysplasia) in most of the boys (Figure 2).
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Doctors often encounter maldevelopment in patients with congenital abnormalities affecting their organs.
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The clinic specialized in diagnosing maldevelopment issues in infants, focusing on early intervention.
Synonyms
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A part of the body that does not develop normally and may need treatment
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A body part that forms in a wrong way before birth, for example the heart or spine
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Unusual growth of cells or body parts that can cause health problems
Abnormal development of a body part, sometimes causing hybrids to be unable to have young
How Abnormal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
maldevelopment = development (transparent) = mal + develop + ment
The prefix 'mal-' meaning 'bad' or 'abnormal' attaches straightforwardly to 'development', yielding 'bad or abnormal development'.
Etymology
Maldevelopment joins mal- meaning 'bad', as in malfunction, and development meaning 'growth' or 'change over time'. So it literally means 'bad growth', which is why doctors use it for abnormal or faulty development in the body.