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

abnormal formation

• French: malformation (fr) f
• Greek: διαμαρτία (el) f (diamartía), δυσμορφία (el) f (dysmorfía)
• Irish: míchuma f, anchuma f, éagruth m, mídhéanamh m
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: misdannelse m

• Portuguese: malformação (pt) f, má-formação f

(teratology) abnormal developmental feature of offspring

• French: malformation (fr) f, difformité (fr) f
• Greek: διαμαρτία (el) f (diamartía)
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• Portuguese: malformação (pt) f, má-formação f

See also

• deformation