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malformation

[mal-fawr-may-shuhn, -fer-] / ˌmæl fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən, -fər- /


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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

According to the NHS, there are four types of chiari malformation, with type 1 the most common.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2025

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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