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as in mutation
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Recent Examples of malformation
He was then diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a rare abnormal connection that impacts the arteries and veins in the brain.
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Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 7 May 2024
In addition to head trauma, high blood pressure, tobacco and alcohol use, other causes of brain bleeds include aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, blood thinners, brain tumors, bleeding disorders and the use of drugs such as cocaine.
—Mill Etienne, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Other babies were missing key brain structures or had other malformations.
—Jess Craig, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
The outlet reported that Remley fell ill in June 2022 and was later diagnosed with Chiari malformation.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 7 May 2024
In addition to head trauma, high blood pressure, tobacco and alcohol use, other causes of brain bleeds include aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, blood thinners, brain tumors, bleeding disorders and the use of drugs such as cocaine.
—Mill Etienne, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Other babies were missing key brain structures or had other malformations.
—Jess Craig, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
The outlet reported that Remley fell ill in June 2022 and was later diagnosed with Chiari malformation.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malformation
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One fan was producer Stuart Cornfeld, who worked with Mel Brooks, and eventually tapped Lynch to direct The Elephant Man, a drama based on the life of Joseph Herrick, an English artist with severe physical deformities.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
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The film starred John Hurt as Joseph (John) Merrick, an English man with severe physical deformities who was largely shunned by society, and Anthony Hopkins as Frederick Treves, a doctor who befriended Merrick.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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If the mutations accumulate slowly, symptoms might not arrive until their 50s, 60s or beyond.Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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With this new study, the research team was trying to determine if these outliers were a result of mutations caused by the fallout of the Chornobyl disaster.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025
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Chief Executive Steven Powell reiterated in an interview with The Times the company’s assertion that its data showed no abnormalities in the 12 hours leading up to the ignition of the Eaton fire.Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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There were no abnormalities reported at the Ikata Nuclear Power Plant in western Japan or the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant in Kagoshima prefecture, NHK said, referring to the two plants nearest to where the quake occurred.Rhea Rose Abraham, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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In an interview with ABC News earlier on Monday, Southern California Edison's parent company CEO Pedro Pizarro said employees monitoring the lines remotely at the time saw no indications of any electrical anomalies that would typically cause sparking.Liz Baker, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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Preliminary information indicates Edison equipment experienced an electrical anomaly one minute after the Hurst Fire reportedly started, according to the company.Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Malformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malformation. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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