American English pronunciation
How to pronounce malformation
IPA transcription: [,mælfɔɹ'meɪʃən]
Pronunciation variants: [,mælfɔɹ'meɪʃən][,mælfɚ'meɪʃən]
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Noun
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an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed
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something abnormal or anomalous
Usage examples
- With an accumulation of these malformations, an individual can be diagnosed with DiGeorge syndrome.
- However, whether these species infect amphibians or cause limb malformations has not been explored.
- Polysomy X may cause mental and developmental retardation and physical malformation.