malformation
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Following his 2005 breakout season, he was diagnosed with Müller-Weiss syndrome, which causes a malformation of the navicular bone in the midfoot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The 12-hour procedure was to resolve an arteriovenous malformation, which is an abnormal tangle of blood vessels that causes seizures and can be fatal.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Roughly 4% of the population is affected by a congenital brain malformation that has eluded researchers' efforts to find causes and treatments.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024
Anencephaly is a fatal congenital malformation where major parts of the brain and skull fail to form.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024
The X-rays showed a certain malformation of the uterus, I remember, which meant she could never have had a child, but that was quite apart, it had nothing to do with the disease.”
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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