Malformation

Introduction: Malformation

Description of Malformation

Malformation: Any variation from the normal physical structure which may result from congenital or developmental defects or disease or injury.

Malformation: an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Malformation: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Malformation:

• Failure
• Development
• Primary
• Primary disease
• Structural
• Defect
• Localized
• Localized pain
• Error
• Morphogenesis

Terms associated with Malformation:

Terms Similar to Malformation:

• deformity
• misshapenness

Source - WordNet 2.1

More specific terms for Malformation:

• Arnold-Chiari deformity
• clawfoot
• pes cavus
• cleft foot
• clubfoot
• talipes
• pigeon breast
• chicken breast
• plagiocephaly
• scaphocephaly

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Malformation

• affliction

Source - WordNet 2.1

For a description of Malformation, see:

• congenital disorder
• genetic disorder
• postnatal growth disorder

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Malformation

The following list attempts to classify Malformation into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• affliction
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

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