"malposition" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: malpositions [plural]
Etymology: From mal- + position. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mal|position}} mal- + position Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} malposition (countable and uncountable, plural malpositions)
  1. (medicine) An abnormal position of an organ or other part of the body. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms (medical condition): ectopia, ectopy, heterotopia, dystopia Translations (abnormal position of an organ): malpositio (Finnish), distopia [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-malposition-en-noun-Ksko6nE3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mal-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mal-: 63 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 82 18 Topics: medicine, sciences

Verb

Forms: malpositions [present, singular, third-person], malpositioning [participle, present], malpositioned [participle, past], malpositioned [past]
Etymology: From mal- + position. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mal|position}} mal- + position Head templates: {{en-verb}} malposition (third-person singular simple present malpositions, present participle malpositioning, simple past and past participle malpositioned)
  1. To position badly or incorrectly.
    Sense id: en-malposition-en-verb-3~cMEvFD

Inflected forms

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