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
Certain pregnancies were excluded from both groups, including those that ended before 37 weeks, involved multiple babies, or resulted in a child with a major congenital malformation.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 15, 2026
Its stems are curiously inclined, by a benign malformation known as fasciation, to twist and flatten into a fantail shape.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
Instead, I recited, “I have an extremely rare genetic disorder that causes malformation of the limbs.”
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
