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MALPOSITION

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mal⋅po⋅si⋅tion

[mal-puh-zish-uhn]
–noun Pathology.
faulty or wrong position, esp. of a part or organ of the body or of a fetus in the uterus.

Origin:
1830–40; mal- + position
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mal·po·si·tion   (māl'pə-zĭsh'ən)   
n.  An abnormal position, as of an organ or a body part.
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Main Entry: mal·po·si·tion
Pronunciation: "mal-p&-'zish-&n
Function: noun
: wrong or faulty position malpositions> —mal·po·si·tion·ing /-'zish(-&)-ni[ng]/ noun
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malposition mal·po·si·tion (māl'pə-zĭsh'ən)
n.
See dystopia.

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