malformation
English
Etymology
mal- + formation
Pronunciation
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Noun
malformation (countable and uncountable, plural malformations)
- An abnormal formation.
- (teratology) An abnormal developmental feature of offspring.
Derived terms
- arteriovenous malformation
- Chiari malformation
- Arnold-Chiari malformation
Translations
abnormal formation
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(teratology) abnormal developmental feature of offspring
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See also
- deformation
French
Noun
malformation f (plural malformations)
- malformation
Further reading
- “malformation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.