malposition
English
Etymology
mal- + position
Noun
malposition (countable and uncountable, plural malpositions)
- (medicine) An abnormal position of an organ or other part of the body.
Synonyms
- (medical condition): ectopia, ectopy, heterotopia, dystopia
Translations
abnormal position of an organ
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Verb
malposition (third-person singular simple present malpositions, present participle malpositioning, simple past and past participle malpositioned)
- To position badly or incorrectly.
French
Noun
malposition f (plural malpositions)
- malposition
Further reading
- “malposition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.