deformity
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deformity (dɪˈfɔːmɪtɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | a deformed condition; disfigurement |
| 2. | pathol an acquired or congenital distortion of an organ or part |
| 3. | a deformed person or thing |
| 4. | a defect, esp of the mind or morals; depravity |
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Word Origin & History
deformity
mid-15c., diformyte, from O.Fr. deformité, from L. deformitas, from deformis, from deformare (see deform).
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Medical Dictionary
deformity de·for·mi·ty (dĭ-fôr'mĭ-tē)
n.
The state of being deformed.
A deviation from the normal shape or size of a body part, resulting in disfigurement.
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Example sentences
Volkmann's contracture is a deformity of the hand, fingers, and wrist caused by injury to the muscles of the forearm.
The sure sign of the general decline of an art is the frequent occurrence, not of deformity, but of misplaced beauty.
He had a head which statuaries loved to copy, and a foot the deformity of which the beggars in the streets mimicked.
Worsening of the contracture may result in deformity and loss of function of the hand.
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