| NOUN | state | deformity, malformation, misshapenness | an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed |
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| attribute | deformity, disfigurement, disfiguration | an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen |
| Sounds | dihfao'rmahtiy | |
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| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | An affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed. | |
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| Synonyms | malformation, misshapenness | |
| Narrower | Arnold-Chiari deformity | deformity in which part of the brain protrudes through the skull |
| 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 |
| Spanish | deformidad, malformación | |
| Catalan | malformació | |
| Adjectives | deformed | so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly |
| Meaning | An appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen. | |
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| Synonyms | disfigurement, disfiguration | |
| Broader | appearance, visual aspect | outward or visible aspect of a person or thing |
| Spanish | deformidad, desfiguración | |
| Catalan | deformitat, desfiguració | |
| Adjectives | deformed | so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly |
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