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malformation

[mal-fawr-mey-shuhn, -fer-] / ˌmæl fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən, -fər- /


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Zika virus generally causes a mild illness but infection in pregnancy can lead to miscarriage and stillbirths or infants born with congenital malformations.

From Science Daily

Controlling its activity is important to organise a coherent branching of blood vessels and alterations in this process may lead to vascular malformations.

From Science Daily

The agency noted that increased deaths from influenza and pneumonia, perinatal conditions, kidney disease, nutritional deficiencies and congenital malformations slowed the increase.

From Washington Times

What is missing in understanding both heart disease and cardiac malformations is a model comprising the major regions of the human heart.

From Science Daily

It was found to cause malformation of limbs, facial features and internal organs in unborn children.

From Reuters