deformity
Example Sentences
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Surgery is often required to prevent heel deformity.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024
Leprosy primarily affects the skin and peripheral nervous system, causing physical deformity and desensitizing one’s ability to feel pain on affected skin.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 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
She warned me the mask might conceal anything: a deformity, advancing age, the face of a known bandit.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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