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dysmorphism
Abnormality of shape. SYN: dysmorphia. [G. dysmorphia, badness of form]

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dys·mor·phism -'mȯr-.fiz-əm n an anatomical malformation <have facial \dysmorphism and other structural abnormalities (R. O. Brady)>

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dys·mor·phism (dis-morґfiz-əm) [dys- + morph- + -ism] 1. an abnormality in morphologic development, such as a malformation in an organ. 2. allomorphism. 3. ability to appear in different morphological forms.

Medical dictionary. 2011.