deformity
de·for·mity
noun
1.
an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed
2.
an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen
- “there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect”
- “;”
Origin
Inherited from Middle English deformite, from Middle French deformite, from Latin dēfōrmitās (“deformity, ugliness”), from dēfōrmis (“deformed, ugly”) + -itās, from dē + fōrma (“shape, form”).
Phrases
- boutonniere deformity
- Madelung's deformity
- swan neck deformity
- trapdoor deformity
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