[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]