Meaning | An affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed. |
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Synonyms | malformation, misshapenness |
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Narrower | Arnold-Chiari deformity | deformity in which part of the brain protrudes through the skull |
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clawfoot, pes cavus | A deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a claw |
cleft foot | A deformity in which the space between the third and fourth toes extends up into the foot |
clubfoot, talipes | congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes |
pigeon breast, chicken breast | Abnormal protrusion of the breastbone caused by rickets |
plagiocephaly | congenital malformation of the skull in which the main axis of the skull is oblique |
scaphocephaly | congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow |
valgus | A deformity in which there is an abnormal displacement of part of a limb away from the midline of the body |
varus | A deformity in which part of a limb is turned inward to an abnormal degree |
Broader | affliction | A condition of suffering or distress due to ill health |
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Spanish | deformidad, malformación |
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Catalan | malformació |
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Adjectives | deformed | so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly |
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