dysmorphismn.
/dɪsˈmɔːfɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /dɪsˈmɔrfɪz(ə)m/ Medicine.
Malformation or deformity, esp. as a congenital condition of the face or head.
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dysmorphism1965
1965 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 54 1403 In addition to the presence of a relatively nonprogressive muscular weakness, significant facial weakness and dysmorphism were present in each of our three patients in association with high, arched palates.
1976 Science 27 Aug. 735 Most patients with this metabolic disorder are mentally retarded, have facial dysmorphism, and other structural abnormalities.
1996 Nature 12 Dec. 567 Coffin-Lowry syndrome (CLS), an X-linked disorder, is characterized by severe psychomotor retardation, facial and digital dysmorphisms, and progressive skeletal deformations.
2001 Jrnl. Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing (Electronic ed.) 14 12 Growth retardation, dysmorphism, and mental and psychomotor retardation were described as a ‘benzodiazepine exposure syndrome’.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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