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deformity

de·for·mi·ty [ di fáwrmətee ] (plural de·for·mi·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. disfigurement: the condition of being disfigured or badly formed
the deformity of the pine trees at such a high altitude in the mountains

2. structural change from normal: a permanent change from normal body structure

3. something with shape far from normal: something that has a shape not normal for its kind or nature

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