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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed;
[syn: deformity, malformation, misshapenness]

2. something abnormal or anomalous;
[syn: malformation, miscreation]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Malformation \Mal`for*ma"tion\, n. [Mal- + formation.] Ill formation; irregular or anomalous formation; abnormal or wrong conformation or structure; -- often used of body parts such as limbs which do not develop properly during fetal maturation. [1913 Webster +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

malformation n 1: an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed [syn: deformity, malformation, misshapenness] 2: something abnormal or anomalous [syn: malformation, miscreation]