deformity

• Nom désignant un défaut physique ou une malformation, souvent d'une partie du corps, résultant d'une blessure, d'une maladie ou d'une condition congénitale.

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.

   Malformation physique

   • 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.

   Synonymesabnormalitydefectdisfigurementdistortionimperfectionmalformationmisshapennessmutation

2. Distortion or flawC1formal

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

   difformité

   • 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.

   Synonymesabnormalityblemishcontortiondefectdisfigurementdistortionflawimperfectionmalformation

   Antonymesbeautynormalcynormalityperfectionregularity