malformation
nounEtymology From mal- + formation.
1
An abnormal formation.
- Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation, he had a displeasing smile, he had borne himself to the lawyer with a sort of murderous mixture of timidity and boldness, and he spoke with a husky, whispering and somewhat broken voice; […]1886 January 5, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Search for Mr. Hyde”, in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 25:
2
Medicine, Sciences, Teratology An abnormal developmental feature of offspring.
- Derived terms
- arteriovenous malformation, Chiari malformation, Dandy-Walker malformation, Arnold-Chiari malformation
- Related terms
- deformation