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malformation

noun malformations

  1. countable, uncountable An abnormal formation. Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation, he had a displeasing smile, he had borne himself to the lawyer with a sort of murderous mixture of timidity and boldness, and he spoke with a husky, whispering and somewhat broken voice; […]
  2. countable, uncountable An abnormal developmental feature of offspring.

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noun abnormal formation

Españolmalformación
Portuguêsmalformação, má-formação
Françaismalformation
Italianomalformazione
Ελληνικάδιαμαρτία diamartía, δυσμορφία dysmorfía

noun (teratology) abnormal developmental feature of offspring

Españolmalformación
Portuguêsmalformação, má-formação
Françaismalformation, difformité
Ελληνικάδιαμαρτία diamartía

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@misc{malformation_2026,
  title = {malformation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malformation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}