deformity

• Sustantivo que designa el estado en el que una parte del cuerpo tiene una forma anormal o está deformada, a menudo debido a una lesión, enfermedad o condición congénita.

A noun referring to a condition in which a part of the body is misshapen or malformed, often due to injury, disease, or a congenital condition.

1. Physical malformationB2formalmedical

   A condition in which a part of the body is not shaped in the usual way, often due to injury, disease, or genetics.

   Deformidad física

   • The accident left him with a permanent deformity in his leg.
   • Some babies are born with a spinal deformity.
   • Surgery can sometimes correct a facial deformity.

   Sinónimosabnormalitydefectdisfigurementdistortionimperfectionmalformationmisshapennessmutation

2. Distortion or flawC1formal

   A flaw or defect that makes something not look normal or perfect.

   Deformidad

   • The sculpture had a deformity in its base.
   • The building's design had a structural deformity.
   • The old photograph showed a deformity in the image.

   Sinónimosabnormalityblemishcontortiondefectdisfigurementdistortionflawimperfectionmalformation

   Antónimosbeautynormalcynormalityperfectionregularity