deformity
Example Sentences
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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
Growth plates are weaker than the surrounding muscles and bones and prone to injury that can lead to either reversible changes or permanent deformity.
From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023
One girl with clubfoot, a congenital deformity, who was desperate for orthotic shoes.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2023
I had enough natural confidence to know the best way to survive my new facial deformity was to own it like a boss.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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