deformity
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1. an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen (noun.attribute)
2. an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed (noun.state)
hypernym | : | affliction, |
definition | : | a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | arnold-chiari deformity, |
definition | : | deformity in which part of the brain protrudes through the skull (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | clawfoot, pes cavus, |
definition | : | 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 (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | cleft foot, |
definition | : | a deformity in which the space between the third and fourth toes extends up into the foot (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | clubfoot, talipes, |
definition | : | congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | plagiocephaly, |
definition | : | congenital malformation of the skull in which the main axis of the skull is oblique (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | scaphocephaly, |
definition | : | congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardation (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | valgus, |
definition | : | a deformity in which there is an abnormal displacement of part of a limb away from the midline of the body (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | varus, |
definition | : | a deformity in which part of a limb is turned inward to an abnormal degree (noun.state) |
3. an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | deformed, distorted, ill-shapen, malformed, misshapen, deformed, distorted, ill-shapen, malformed, misshapen, |
definition | : | so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly (adj.all) |
derivation | : | deformed, distorted, ill-shapen, malformed, misshapen, deformed, distorted, ill-shapen, malformed, misshapen, |
definition | : | so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly (adj.all) |
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