deformity (redirected from reduction deformity)

de·for·mi·ty  (d-fôrm-t)

n. pl. de·for·mi·ties

1. The state of being deformed.

2. A bodily malformation, distortion, or disfigurement.

3. A deformed person or thing.

4. Gross ugliness or distortion.

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deformity [dɪˈfɔːmɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. a deformed condition; disfigurement

2. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol an acquired or congenital distortion of an organ or part

3. a deformed person or thing

4. (Psychology) a defect, esp of the mind or morals; depravity

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	deformity - an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed malformation, misshapenness affliction - a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health Arnold-Chiari deformity - deformity in which part of the brain protrudes through the skull clawfoot, pes cavus - a deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a claw cleft foot - a deformity in which the space between the third and fourth toes extends up into the foot clubfoot, talipes - congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes chicken breast, pigeon breast - abnormal protrusion of the breastbone caused by rickets plagiocephaly - congenital malformation of the skull in which the main axis of the skull is oblique scaphocephaly - congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardation valgus - a deformity in which there is an abnormal displacement of part of a limb away from the midline of the body varus - a deformity in which part of a limb is turned inward to an abnormal degree
	2.	deformity - an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration" disfiguration, disfigurement appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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deformity

noun

1. abnormality, defect, malformation, disfigurement facial deformities in babies

2. distortion, irregularity, misshapenness, misproportion Bones grind against each other, leading to pain and deformity.

Translations

deformity [dɪˈfɔːmɪtɪ] N → deformidad f

deformity [dɪˈfɔː^rmɪti] n → difformité f

deformity

n → Deformität f, → Verunstaltung f; (of person) → Deformität f, → Missgestalt f; (of mind) → Krankhaftigkeit f

deformity [dɪˈfɔːmɪtɪ] n (of body) → deformità f inv

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deformity [dɪˈfɔːmɪtɪ] n (of body) → deformità f inv