deformity

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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

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

She warned me the mask might conceal anything: a deformity, advancing age, the face of a known bandit.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine