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How to use deformity in a sentence

20 example sentences · noun

Deformity means the state of being deformed. Example: “The accident left him with a slight facial deformity.”

Examples of deformity by meaning

nounAn ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.

  • The accident left him with a slight facial deformity.
  • She worked with children born with limb deformities.

More sentences with deformity

  • Freedom from all defects and imperfections, diseases, and distempers, infirmities and deformities, maimedness and monstrous shapes.2014, Thomas Bolton, The Four Last Things: Death, Judgement, Hell, and Heaven. From the entry maimedness
  • Surgery should be avoided when the deformity is minimal, particularly in patients with a "surgiholic" tendency.1988, Roger Kohn, Textbook of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Lea & Febiger, →ISBN, page 189. From the entry surgiholic
  • Virchow stated that premature fusion of this suture results in pachycephalic deformity.1956, Ann paediatr fenn - Volume 2, page 70. From the entry pachycephalic
  • These contour deformities may be a result of trauma, various dermatologic or systemic disorders and previous aesthetic nasal surgeries.2015, Ali Manafi et al., “Injectable Cartilage Shaving: An Autologous and Long Lasting Filler Material for Correction of Minor Contour…. From the entry redrape
  • Algeny will eradicate infirmities and deformities of all kinds.2000, J. R. Aldergrove, Why We Are Not Obsolete Yet: Genetics, Algeny, and the Future, section 5. From the entry algeny
  • In the rigid foot with fixed deformity, a wedge tarsectomy or triple arthrodesis with tibialis posterior transfer is necessary.1995, J.P. Ivory, I.M. Nugent, A.C. Ross, Key Topics in Orthopaedic Surgery, published 2005, page 189. From the entry tarsectomy
  • Your legs will be long and strong and brown, without the horrible adult deformity of strangled toes or fat-rolled thighs.1964, Frank Smith, Brothers' keepers, page 112. From the entry oversitting
  • Gross and minute physical deformities could be corrected by the plastician while at the same time preserving function.1950, Filipino Nurse - Volumes 20-22, page 149. From the entry plastician
  • In addition, AIS patients were shown to have a distinct asymmetrical intravertebral deformity with its maximum being in the apical region of the curve.2015 August 14, “Using Skin Markers for Spinal Curvature Quantification in Main Thoracic Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: An Explorative…. From the entry intravertebral
  • A supracutaneous locked plate is an attractive option for acute deformity correction or shortening in the presence of poor skin condition or infection.2015, Sanjeev Sabharwal, Pediatric Lower Limb Deformities: Principles and Techniques of Management, Springer Publishing, page 96. From the entry supracutaneous
  • Median canaliform onychodystrophy typically presents with the Heller's fir tree deformity and is often associated with severe arterial disease, severe malnutrition, and trauma.2010, John C. Hall, Brian John Hall, Hall's Manual of Skin as a Marker of Underlying Disease, PMPH-USA, →ISBN, page 224. From the entry onychodystrophy
  • All social defenses are stripped away and the veritable soul of man stands forth, unashamed of its nakedness and unembarrassed for its deformities.1924, Charles B[ert] Reed, “Survivals”, in Four Way Lodge, Chicago, Ill.: Pascal Covici, page 170. From the entry confrontal
  • When he turned inquiringly toward them they saw that he was stoop-shouldered; though not from any deformity, but from sheer, slouching lankness.1914, B. M. Bower, chapter 8, in Flying U Ranch. From the entry lankness
  • Distal ulnar ostectomy is indicated as an early corrective surgery for premature closure of the distal ulnar physis, before the appearance of severe angular limb deformities.2005, Ann L. Johnson, Dianne Dunning, Atlas of Orthopedic Surgical Procedures of the Dog and Cat, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 26. From the entry ostectomy
  • CO₂ laser matrixectomy is often the procedure of choice for permanent, partial, or total nail ablation in the treatment of recurrent ingrown nails, pincer deformity, and recalcitrant onychomycosis.1990, Jeffrey S. Dover, Kenneth A. Arndt, Illustrated cutaneous laser surgery: a practitioner's guide, Appleton & Lange. From the entry matrixectomy
  • Rachiocampsis, or forcibly but gradually reducing the deformity of Pott's disease, has been practiced as a method of treatment for years by the writer and by many others.1900, Pennsylvania Medical Journal: Volume 3, Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania, page 67. From the entry rachiocampsis
  • Properly top-hatted and shawled, men and women of Britain’s upper crust gawked at, prodded and squeezed these so-called human freaks, amusing themselves with the deformities that were paraded before them.2007 January 14, Caroline Elkins, “A Life Exposed”, in New York Times. From the entry shawled
  • In contrast to keratoconus, which can be regarded as an irregular deformity, there is keratotorus in which there is regular increase in curvature over a limited area of the cornea.1972, Arnold Sorsby, Modern ophthalmology: Topical aspects, →ISBN, page 246. From the entry keratotorus

Meaning of deformity

  1. noun The state of being deformed.
  2. noun An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.

Full definition of deformity

Questions about deformity in a sentence

How do you use deformity in a sentence?
Deformity is used as a noun. For example: “The accident left him with a slight facial deformity.”
What is a short sentence with deformity?
“She worked with children born with limb deformities.”
What does deformity mean?
Deformity means the state of being deformed.

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