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deformity

[dih-fawr-mi-tee] / dɪˈfɔr mɪ ti /


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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

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

I'm thinking of the anecdote in your book where Alfie was seemingly unaware of her own deformity while flapping around with her partially formed feathers.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2023

He saw five fingers, and there was no deformity.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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