MALFORMATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does malformation mean?
• MALFORMATION (noun)
The noun MALFORMATION has 2 senses:
1. an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed
2. something abnormal or anomalous
Familiarity information: MALFORMATION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MALFORMATION (noun)
Meaning:
An affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
deformity; malformation; misshapenness
Hypernyms ("malformation" is a kind of...):
affliction (a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "malformation"):
Arnold-Chiari deformity (deformity in which part of the brain protrudes through the skull)
clawfoot; pes cavus (a deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a claw)
cleft foot (a deformity in which the space between the third and fourth toes extends up into the foot)
clubfoot; talipes (congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes)
chicken breast; pigeon breast (abnormal protrusion of the breastbone caused by rickets)
plagiocephaly (congenital malformation of the skull in which the main axis of the skull is oblique)
scaphocephaly (congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardation)
Meaning:
Something abnormal or anomalous
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
miscreation; malformation
Hypernyms ("malformation" is a kind of...):
failure (an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "malformation"):
monstrosity (something hideous or frightful)
