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

Derived Forms

• malposed, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of malposition¹

First recorded in 1830–40; mal- + position

Example Sentences

Perhaps, in four cases out of five, this breaking down is one of the symptoms of a displacement of the internal organs,—a malposition, in other words, of the uterus.

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In such case that is sufficient to overcome the muscular contraction and correct the overlapping or other malposition of the bones.

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The deviations from the ordinary direction of organs partake for the most part more of the nature of variations than of absolute malposition or displacement.

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If the respiratory rate increase it is much more likely to be due to obstruction in, malposition of, or shortness of the cannula than to lung complications.

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The causes of difficult labor, according to Gilbert, are malposition, dropsy, immoderate size and death of the fetus, debility of the uterus and obstruction of the maternal passages.

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