malformation

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Scientists have determined that it’s a male, large, possibly a hybrid, and speculated that its unique song—too low in frequency for humans, too high for whales—might be a result of a malformation.

From Scientific American

Success on Sunday will allow abortion up to 12 weeks of pregnancy and thereafter only in the case of the mother’s life being in danger or of grave malformation of the foetus.

From Reuters

William, born with a brain malformation, is on the autism spectrum and has limited verbal abilities.

From Washington Post

The patient had an arteriovenous malformation, a tangle of blood vessels that increases the risk of stroke.

From Scientific American

One of our studies shows temporary birth declines of 10 percent nationally and of 28 percent in Pernambuco in November 2016, roughly a year after the link between Zika and birth malformations was established.

From Washington Post