deformity
noun /dɪˈfɔːməti/
/dɪˈfɔːrməti/
[countable, uncountable] (plural deformities)
- a condition in which a part of the body is not the normal shape because of injury, illness or because it has grown wrongly
（身体的）畸形 - Drugs taken during pregnancy may cause physical deformity in babies.
妊娠期服用的药物可能引起婴儿身体畸形。 - The injury resulted in a deformity of the hip joint.
受伤导致髋关节畸形。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- severe
- congenital
- genetic
- …
- have
- suffer from
- cause
- …
词源late Middle English: from Old French desformite, from Latin deformitas, from deformis ‘misshapen’. - Drugs taken during pregnancy may cause physical deformity in babies.