malposition [mal-puh-zish-uh n] ExamplesWord Origin noun Pathology.
- faulty or wrong position, especially of a part or organ of the body or of a fetus in the uterus.
Origin of malposition First recorded in 1830–40; mal- + position Examples from the Web for malposition Historical Examples of malposition
In many of these cases the fissure will heal spontaneously when the malposition is rectified.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
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These causes often result in the creation and persistence of a malformation and malposition of the part.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry
Maximilian Stern
But there are edifices of this description which cry aloud to the gods by the force of their own ugliness and malposition.
North America, Volume I (of 2)
Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for malposition malposition noun
- abnormal position of a bodily part
Derived Formsmalposed (mælˈpəʊzd), adjective malposition in Medicine malposition [măl′pə-zĭsh′ən] n.
- dystopia