deformity

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It can cause ulcers or sores around the animal's mouth and face, difficulties swallowing and breathing, fever and lameness, foetal deformities and stillbirths.

From BBC

One girl with clubfoot, a congenital deformity, who was desperate for orthotic shoes.

From Seattle Times

Research shows that high levels of selenium are causing spinal deformities in more than 80% of young Sacramento splittail, a freshwater fish, in the Bay area.

From Los Angeles Times

Wild animals with serious deformities in their feeding or defensive mechanisms generally don’t survive to adulthood, Dr. Gishlick said.

From New York Times

The longer we remain in a state of political paralysis, the more these political deformities are empowered.

From Salon