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Recent Examples of malformation
Research has connected phthalates with reproductive problems, such as genital malformations and undescended testes in baby boys and lower sperm counts and testosterone levels in adult males.
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
The model had been battling arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a rare brain condition.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
Both are sources of vitamin B9 and essential nutrients that help prevent neural tube defects (NTDs), a type of congenital malformation.
—Jennifer Lefton, Ms, Rd/n, Cnsc, Fand, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
Vasquez Sura gives birth to a son who is later diagnosed with microtia, a congenital malformation of the external ear.
—George Petras, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
The model had been battling arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a rare brain condition.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
Both are sources of vitamin B9 and essential nutrients that help prevent neural tube defects (NTDs), a type of congenital malformation.
—Jennifer Lefton, Ms, Rd/n, Cnsc, Fand, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
Vasquez Sura gives birth to a son who is later diagnosed with microtia, a congenital malformation of the external ear.
—George Petras, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malformation
Noun
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Her dwarfism caused a kidney deformity, and she's been in kidney failure for most of her life.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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However, severe, inflexible deformities that need aggressive bony carpentry to correct the spine’s alignment carry complication rates up to 60%, with major deformity surgeries posing a 1% mortality risk within a year.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Free radicals are unstable molecules that can damage DNA and cause cell mutations.—
Kathi Valeii Published,
Verywell Health,
26 June 2025
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Did this mutation for orange fur color arise just once?—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The term is often used interchangeably with congenital heart defect, which refers specifically to a structural abnormality of the heart that is present at birth and needs medical or surgical intervention.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Pulmonic stenosis is a congenital heart defect where the flow of blood from the heart to the lungs is obstructed, and a grade VI murmur is the most intense type of heart murmur, typically indicating a significant abnormality.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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That’s a lot of familiar names, but hardly an anomaly.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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And beyond device checks, smart verification systems can also monitor behavioral signals—like typing speed, location, or login habits—to spot anomalies that a cloned voice can’t imitate.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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“Malformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malformation. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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