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deformity definition

de·form·ity (dē fôr′mə tē, di-)

noun pl. deformities -·ties

  1. the condition of being deformed
    1. abnormal bodily formation
    2. a deformed or disfigured part of the body
  3. ugliness or depravity
  4. anything deformed or disfigured

Etymology: ME deformite < OFr deformité < L deformitas < deformis, misshapen < de-, from + forma, form

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