different between deformity vs malformation

deformity

English

Alternative forms

  • deformitie (archaic)

Etymology

From Old French deformite, from Latin d?f?rmit?s (deformity, ugliness), from d?f?rmis (deformed, ugly) + -it?s, from d? + f?rma (shape, form).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d??f??m?ti/
  • (US) IPA(key): /d??f??m?t?i/

Noun

deformity (countable and uncountable, plural deformities)

  1. The state of being deformed.
  2. An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.

Translations

deformity From the web:

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  • what deformity did midas have
  • what deformity did ragnar's son have
  • what deformity does hyde have
  • what deformity did quasimodo have
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  • what deformity did lady c have
  • what deformity was byron born with


malformation

English

Etymology

mal- +? formation

Noun

malformation (countable and uncountable, plural malformations)

  1. An abnormal formation.
  2. (teratology) An abnormal developmental feature of offspring.

Derived terms

  • arteriovenous malformation
  • Chiari malformation
  • Arnold-Chiari malformation

Translations

See also

  • deformation

malformation From the web:

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  • what's chiari malformation
  • what causes malformation in babies
  • what is malformation in pregnancy
  • what is malformation of the brain
  • what congenital malformation is commonly linked
  • what's lymphatic malformations
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