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
Surgery is often required to prevent heel deformity.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024
Chigbu said her inspiration to start the foundation came from her daughter’s experience with being born with limb deformity.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 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
The denizens of San Lorenzo are unlikely to have shared Europeans' dismay at the physical deformity portrayed in these images.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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