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
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
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