deformity

Noun
  1. An affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed (synset 114236994)
    is a type of: affliction - a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health
    subtypes:
    • 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
    • valgus - a deformity in which there is an abnormal displacement of part of a limb away from the midline of the body
    • varus - a deformity in which part of a limb is turned inward to an abnormal degree
    same as: malformation, misshapenness
  2. An appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen (synset 104698526)
    "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration"
    is a type of: appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
    same as: disfiguration, disfigurement

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