malconformationn.
/ˌmalˌkɒnfɔːˈmeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌmælˌkɑnfɔrˈmeɪʃən/ Now rare.
Imperfect or faulty conformation; an instance of this, a malformation.
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deformityc1440
disformitya1513
informity1583
misshapenness1587
misshapedness1610
pravity1647
misshapement1653
malconformation1776
1776 T. Percival Ess. Med. & Exper. III. 282 The disease is neither owing to inflammation, nor to any mal-conformation of the parts.
1808 Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 4 32 In malconformations of the genitals, the physiologist has found a theme for much ingenious speculation.
1851 T. De Quincey On Present State Eng. Lang. in Hogg's Instructor New Ser. 6 100/1 A sentence..is capable of multiform beauty, and liable to a whole nosology of malconformations.
1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man I. i. 9 Is man subject to similar malconformations?
1907 I. W. Riley Amer. Philos. iv. vi. 445 The doctor next examines the..causes... These are of two classes: first, those that act directly upon the body, as malconformations and lesions of the brain.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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