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malposition

[ mal-puh-zish-uhn ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. faulty or wrong position, especially of a part or organ of the body or of a fetus in the uterus.


malposition

/ ˌmælpəˈzɪʃən; mælˈpəʊzd /

noun

  1. abnormal position of a bodily part
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • malposed, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of malposition1

First recorded in 1830–40; mal- + position
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Example Sentences

But there are edifices of this description which cry aloud to the gods by the force of their own ugliness and malposition.

In many of these cases the fissure will heal spontaneously when the malposition is rectified.

Although malposition of the child, strictly speaking, refers to one species of presentation only, viz.

These causes often result in the creation and persistence of a malformation and malposition of the part.

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