malformation
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6.7
- noun
- /ˌmæl.fɔːrˈmeɪ.ʃən/
- Specialized
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malformación
- Cervicofacial venous vascular malformations are typically present at birth, but sometimes are not readily apparent.
- vascular malformations
- congenital malformations
- venous malformations
I also was born with an arterial venous malformation in your heart.
- I also was born with an arterial venous malformation in your heart.
- It causes death, preterm death, it causes miscarriages and it causes malformations like Tori.
Examples
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When he was in the service, he developed arteriovenous malformation on the left side of his brain.
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So Kiran was born with one of these malformation which affected his wind pipe.
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There does not appear to be an increased risk in malformation of the child just because of HIV, however.
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The loss of even one human life or the malformation of even one baby, who may be born long after all of us have gone, should be of concern to us all.
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Because if you have a child born with some congenital malformation that makes it impossible for them to talk properly, that child will talk badly.
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The severity of the middle ear malformations is shown in Table 2.
Academic text (1998) -
A small vascular malformation surrounded by edema was found in the brain.
Academic text (2012) -
Diazepam carries an increased risk of congenital malformations when used during the first trimester.
Academic text (2003) -
Fourteen percent of patients with a congenital aural malformation have congenital cholesteatoma.
Academic text (1996) -
Her daughter needs orthopedic shoes to correct a congenital malformation that she was born with.
Synonyms
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4.9
A part of the body that does not develop normally and may need treatment
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6.1
A part of the body that has an unusual shape due to birth, injury, or disease
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3.2
A health problem a baby has when they are born
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4.2
A problem in the body or how it works that is present at birth
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5.4
A health problem in the body or the way it works that is present when a baby is born
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6.0
A body or organ problem present when a baby is born
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9.1
A body part turned the wrong way so it does not sit well or work properly
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4.9
A health problem a person has at birth, often from parents' genes or events before birth
A condition when a body part has an unusual shape, for example a hand or nose
A physical problem in the shape of a body part often present at birth
Abnormal growth of a body part that often happens before birth
An organ or body part in the wrong place from birth
A body part or device being in the wrong place
A very badly made or deformed thing that looks like a monster
How Abnormal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word malformation comes from the prefix mal- meaning 'bad' (as in malfunction) and form meaning 'shape', so it literally means a 'bad shape' and is used for an abnormal body structure, often present from birth.