malformation

noun

Definition of malformationnext
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as in deformity

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as in mutation

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Recent Examples of malformation If the fetus survives, long-term developmental delays, blindness, hearing loss, permanent teeth and bone malformation, heart defects and rashes can occur. — Casey Pinto, The Conversation, 1 May 2026 Before hitting the road with Zach Brown in 2019, White — who was 35 years old at the time — was diagnosed with a rare brain condition called arteriovenous malformation (AVM). — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026 Research has linked phthalates with reproductive problems such as genital malformations and undescended testes in baby boys and lower sperm counts and testosterone levels in adult males. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026 According to the National Library of Medicine, Ebstein’s anomaly is a malformation of the heart where the tricuspid valve is displaced, which can cause blood regurgitation, right ventricular failure, and arrhythmias. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for malformation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for malformation
  1. deformity
  2. mutation
  3. disfigurement
  4. abnormality
  5. mutant
  6. anomaly
Noun
  • For example, patients with bunion deformities may not be able to tolerate their hallux being forced in a straighter position.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Fetuses of mice suddenly exposed to QACs developed deformities and neural tube defects similar to spina bifida in humans.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of deformity
Noun
  • In people with the natural mutation, every cell in the body has the deactivated ANGPTL3 gene.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • High doses of radiation damage DNA and can cause mutations that lead to cancer.
    — Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of mutation
Noun
  • One of the strongest films of the year — in years, honestly — stars 2026 MVP Sandra Hüller as a 17th-century German soldier who’s survived a bullet to the face and disfigurement around the end of the Thirty Years War.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Glanville, who has been publicly chronicling her facial disfigurement and search for answers after developing a mysterious illness, shared on Instagram Wednesday.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026
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  • Medical experts at the time suspected her death was caused by a brain abnormality that ruptured because of the intensity of the ride.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Physicians needed to decide what to do if a pregnant woman came to the ER suffering from organ failure, or carrying a fetus with a fatal abnormality.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of abnormality
Noun
  • Blue Bull transforms Maria Prymachenko’s 1947 painting into a massive UV-reactive mutant vehicle.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Over in Marvel’s territory, the X-Men had their whole chronology readjusted when a time-traveling mutant killed off Professor Charles Xavier, allowing Apocalypse to run rampant.
    — Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of mutant
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  • The sound of the band is an anomaly, even within the obscure parameters of underground Latin.
    — Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The oversize dive and pilot’s watches of the 1990s and early 2000s were an anomaly, and recent years have seen a return to more sensible proportions.
    — Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of anomaly

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