malposition

[ mal-puh-zish-uh n ]

/ ˌmæl pəˈzɪʃ ən /

faulty or wrong position, especially of a part or organ of the body or of a fetus in the uterus.

Origin of malposition

First recorded in 1830–40; mal- + position

In many of these cases the fissure will heal spontaneously when the malposition is rectified.

A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II |Various
These causes often result in the creation and persistence of a malformation and malposition of the part.

Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry |Maximilian Stern
But there are edifices of this description which cry aloud to the gods by the force of their own ugliness and malposition.

North America, Volume I (of 2) |Anthony Trollope

malposition

/ (ˌmælpəˈzɪʃən) /

abnormal position of a bodily part

malposed (mælˈpəʊzd), adjective

malposition

[ măl′pə-zĭsh′ən ]

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