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malposition

American  
[mal-puh-zish-uhn] / ˌmæl pəˈzɪʃ ən /

noun

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


malposition British  
/ 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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Etymology

Origin of malposition

First recorded in 1830–40; mal- + position

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On the other hand, if the malposition is not recognized until months or years later, simple procedures will prove inefficient, and a surgical operation will become necessary.

From The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy by Slemons, J. Morris (Josiah Morris)

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.

From The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother by Napheys, George H. (George Henry)

Gerster reports a rare form of imperforate anus, with malposition of the left ureter, obliteration of the ostia of both ureters, with consequent hydronephrosis of a confluent kidney.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

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.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.

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