malformation
malformation — 名詞
- malformationsingular
- malformationsplural
1. an area of a person's or animal's body that has developed in an unusual or unexp
畸形
身體部位發育異常的狀況
an area of a person's or animal's body that has developed in an unusual or unexpected way, resulting in a shape or structure that is different from normal — for example, a heart that has the wrong shape or a spine that curves in a way that is not natural — or the condition of having such a part
The night-shift nurse noticed a small malformation on the newborn's left hand during the check.
夜班護士在檢查時，發現新生兒的左手有一處輕微畸形。
clinical context: newborn examination
A routine ultrasound showed a kidney malformation in the Watanabe family's unborn baby.
例行超音波檢查顯示 Watanabe 家未出生的胎兒有腎臟畸形。
Kemi was born with a heart malformation, but it does not affect her daily life.
Kemi 出生時心臟就有畸形，但這並不影響她的日常生活。
Samir's research focuses on how diet in early pregnancy can prevent brain malformations.
Samir 的研究重點是懷孕初期的飲食如何預防腦部畸形。
The surgeon corrected the spinal malformation when the child was just three months old.
外科醫生在孩子才三個月大時，就矯正了脊椎畸形。
- deformity
More visible and external; often carries a stronger emotional charge about appearance; less commonly used for internal organs
- abnormality
Broader term that can describe any unusual feature — not limited to physical structure; can also refer to function or behaviour
- defect
Suggests something missing or imperfect; used in birth defect but is more general and less medically specific than malformation
文法句型
malformation(s) in [body part]
be born with a malformation
cause / prevent malformations
用法筆記
Countable when referring to a specific abnormal body part (a malformation); uncountable when describing the general condition of being malformed (the baby was tested for malformation).