dysmorphism
[ dis-mawr-fiz-uhm ]
/ dɪsˈmɔr fɪz əm /
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noun
the condition of having an abnormally shaped body part, especially as a congenital condition.
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Origin of dysmorphism
First recorded in 1965–70; dysmorph(ia) + -ism
Words nearby dysmorphism
dysmenorrhoea, dysmetria, dysmimia, dysmnesia, dysmorphia, dysmorphism, dysmorphogenesis, dysmorphology, dysmorphophobia, dysmyotonia, Dysnomia
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Medical definitions for dysmorphism
dysmorphism
[ dĭs-môr′fĭz′əm ]
n.
An anatomical malformation.
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