- malformation
- mal|for|ma|tion [ ,mælfɔr`meıʃn ] noun uncounta part of someone's body that has not developed normally and is an unusual shape
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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malformation — [ malfɔrmasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1867; de 1. mal et formation ♦ Vice de conformation congénital (alors que les déformations sont en général acquises). ⇒ difformité, dystrophie, infirmité. Naître avec une malformation cardiaque. Malformation congénitale… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Malformation — Mal for*ma tion, n. [Mal + formation.] Ill formation; irregular or anomalous formation; abnormal or wrong conformation or structure; often used of body parts such as limbs which do not develop properly during fetal maturation. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
malformation — malformation. См. тератоморфа. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
malformation — index irregularity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
malformation — also mal formation, 1731, from MAL (Cf. mal ) + FORMATION (Cf. formation) … Etymology dictionary
malformation — [n] deformity abberation, abnormality, defect, disfigurement, impairment, injury, malconformation, misshape, monstrosity, mutation; concept 580 … New thesaurus
malformation — ► NOUN ▪ abnormality of shape or form in a part of the body. DERIVATIVES malformed adjective … English terms dictionary
malformation — [mal΄fôr mā′shən] n. faulty, irregular, or abnormal formation or structure of a body or part malformed [mal′fôrmd′] adj … English World dictionary
Malformation — Radiographie d une main polydactyle post axiale … Wikipédia en Français
malformation — /mal fawr may sheuhn, feuhr /, n. faulty or anomalous formation or structure, esp. in a living body: malformation of the teeth. [1790 1800; MAL + FORMATION] * * * ▪ biology Introduction in biology, irregular or abnormal structural… … Universalium
malformation — n. a congenital malformation * * * [ˌmælfɔː meɪʃ(ə)n] a congenital malformation … Combinatory dictionary
