"malunion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: malunions [plural]
Etymology: mal- + union Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mal|union}} mal- + union Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} malunion (countable and uncountable, plural malunions)
  1. (anatomy) Bad or incorrect union (of parts of the body). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-malunion-en-noun-rou6TadW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mal- Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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