| NOUN | state | malformation, deformity, misshapenness | an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed |
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| event | malformation, miscreation | something abnormal or anomalous |
| Sounds | mae.lfaormey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | An affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed. | |
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| Synonyms | deformity, 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 | |
| Meaning | Something abnormal or anomalous. | |
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| Synonym | miscreation | |
| Narrower | monstrosity | Something hideous or frightful |
| Broader | failure | An event that does not accomplish its intended purpose |
| Spanish | deformidad, malformación | |
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