/d??f??r.m?.t?i/thesituationin which apartof thebodyhas notdevelopedin thenormalway or with thenormalshape身体畸形，发育异常(Definition ofdeformityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)Examples from literature
Deformities are easily cured without the cutting of tendons, or use of mechanical supports.
Deformity ceases when the conditions upon which it depends are removed by rational appliances, which are always agreeable.
From babyhood he had suffered from a grievous deformity which rounded his little shoulders and bowed the frail form.
He stooped a little, but through habit only, and not on account of any deformity.
Many deformities of the feet, which cause much vexation and trouble in after years, are acquired in early life.
deformity| American Dictionary
deformitynoun[C/U]us/d??f?r·m?·t?i/apartof thebodythat has notdevelopedin theusualway or with thenormalshape:[C]She wasbornwith a deformity of thespine.(Definition ofdeformityfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofdeformity
deformityDuring incubation, development may be disrupted giving rise to the presence of mild deformities.From theCambridge English CorpusTaken in small quantity, even over a short period of time, it can lead to gross deformities in offspring.From theCambridge English CorpusPatients whose medical histories or physical examinations suggested chronic illness, chest deformities, cardiac disease or respiratory disease were excluded.From theCambridge English CorpusIn older people, other conditions such as corns, callus formation, deformities and bunions did not appear to increase with age.From theCambridge English CorpusOther congenital abnormalities (including deformities such as thalidomide damage).From theCambridge English CorpusThere were fixed flexion deformities of the interphalangeal joints of both thumbs and fifth fingers, and webbing between each thumb and the forefinger.From theCambridge English CorpusNatural lotteries are the wide range of talents, abilities, disabilities, deformities, and illnesses among individuals.From theCambridge English CorpusOngoing disease activity invariably induces bone and joint deformities.From theCambridge English CorpusBoth personhood and its deformities or pathologies are to be understood in these terms, above all in the circumstances of psychic trauma engendered by colonialism.From theCambridge English CorpusThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/deformity##
