deformity
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O’Connor’s South—influenced as much by Hawthorne as by Faulkner—is a metaphysical realm of spiritual deformity and, at moments, shocking prophetic insight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The farm's vet confirmed the foal was stillborn due to a rare deformity but could not confirm which one was the mother of which foal.
From BBC ● May 3, 2025
Blessed in courage, intellect, imagination and style, Cyrano is cursed by a physical deformity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024
Leprosy primarily affects the skin and peripheral nervous system, causing physical deformity and desensitizing one’s ability to feel pain on affected skin.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2024
Advanced cases of leprosy can cause blindness, nerve paralysis, painful sores, and deformity.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
This novel centers on Pothivelu Pandaram, a hustling businessman in southern India whose trade consists of managing men and women with physical deformities who beg outside temples.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
The goonies quickly sense that Sloth is one of them and that his so-called deformities can be turned into assets.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2025
Her son, Vicente Giron Sarria, had been diagnosed with facial deformities, and Lakatos began joining Blanco and her partner at every meeting with the craniofacial team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025
The third cluster usually presented with spinal deformities, which may require the standard decompression procedure and possible further spine surgeries.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024
“All this nonsense comes from the Dark Ages. We know now that most birth deformities result from the consanguinity of the parents.”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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