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mal⋅formed

[mal-fawrmd]
–adjective
faultily or anomalously formed.

Origin:
1810–20; mal- + formed


misshapen, deformed, distorted, contorted.
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mal·formed   (māl-fôrmd')   
adj.  Abnormally or faultily formed.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mal·formed
Pronunciation: (')mal-'fo(&)rmd
Function: adjective
: characterized by malformation : badly or imperfectly formed<malformed limbs> malformed personality>
Medical Dictionary

malformed mal·formed (māl-fôrmd')
adj.
Abnormally or faultily formed.

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