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malformation

[mal-fawr-mey-shuhn, -fer-] / ˌmæl fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən, -fər- /


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Certain pregnancies were excluded from both groups, including those that ended before 37 weeks, involved multiple babies, or resulted in a child with a major congenital malformation.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2026

According to the NHS, there are four types of chiari malformation, with type 1 the most common.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025

Sonny was born with a congenital malformation that impaired his brain development and needs near continuous care simply to breathe and eat.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2024

The team later determined the chick had a beak malformation that impeded its hatching, Brackett said.

From Reuters • Oct. 25, 2023

Instead, I recited, “I have an extremely rare genetic disorder that causes malformation of the limbs.”

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling