deformity

Example Sentences

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He explained that his friends used to say "you don't look dyslexic" as if it was a "deformity", but he added "those were the times".

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025

Surgery is often required to prevent heel deformity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024

Growth plates are weaker than the surrounding muscles and bones and prone to injury that can lead to either reversible changes or permanent deformity.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

For example, large-breed dogs like golden and Labrador retrievers are prone to hip dysplasia, a deformity of the hip joint.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2023

No blemish or sickness or deformity could be seen in anything that grew upon the earth.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien