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a deformity in + [body part]
指身体某一部位的具体畸形，常用不定冠词。
The scan revealed a deformity in the spine.
扫描显示脊柱有畸形。
（身体部位的）畸形；畸形部位
deformities — plural of deformity
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
（身体部位的）畸形；畸形部位
a malformation of a part of the body
The scan revealed a deformity in the spine.
扫描显示脊柱有畸形。
指具体的畸形部位，如手、脚、脊柱。
变形状态。
The state of being deformed.
身体某部分畸形或变形的病患
an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed
丑陋或畸形的特征。
An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.
被破坏或畸形的外观
an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen
The injury left a permanent deformity in his left foot.
那次受伤给他的左脚留下了永久性的畸形。
Modern medicine can correct many deformities that were once untreatable.
现代医学可以矫正许多曾经无法治疗的畸形。
The designer noticed a small deformity in the metal frame.
设计师注意到金属框架上有一处小变形。
指身体某一部位的具体畸形，常用不定冠词。
The scan revealed a deformity in the spine.
扫描显示脊柱有畸形。
这里的 deformity 多表示“变形状态”，常作不可数名词。
The disease can cause deformity of the hands.
这种疾病可导致手部畸形。
强调先天性的身体畸形。
She was born with a deformity in her left foot.
她出生时左脚就有畸形。
“患有畸形”的常见动词搭配；复数形式为 deformities。
Many patients suffer from a deformity that affects their daily life.
许多病人患有影响日常生活的畸形。
Not this
She has a deformity foot.
Use this
She has a deformed foot.
deformity 是名词，不能直接修饰另一个名词来表示“畸形的”；应改用形容词 deformed，或说 a foot deformity。
Not this
The accident deformity his arm.
Use this
The accident deformed his arm.
deformity 是名词，而句中作谓语需要动词 deform 的过去式 deformed。
Not this
He has deformity in his spine.
Use this
He has a deformity in his spine.
当表示具体的一处畸形部位时，deformity 是可数名词，需要加不定冠词 a。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
先天性畸形
The child was born with a congenital deformity of the spine.
这个孩子天生患有脊柱先天性畸形。
面部畸形
The surgery corrected her facial deformity.
手术矫正了她的面部畸形。
脊柱畸形
Scoliosis is a common spinal deformity.
脊柱侧凸是一种常见的脊柱畸形。
肢体畸形
Limb deformities may be caused by genetic factors.
肢体畸形可能由遗传因素引起。
矫正畸形
Doctors can sometimes correct a deformity with surgery.
医生有时可以通过手术矫正畸形。
除非在阳光下窥探自己的影子，/ 并诉说我这与生俱来的畸形。
The condition caused a visible deformity in her spine, but she never let it hold her back.
这种疾病导致她的脊柱出现明显的畸形，但她从未因此退缩。
Use deformities naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：form是形状，de-像‘毁掉’，形状被毁就是畸形。比如一个被压扁的橡皮泥娃娃。
语域：mixed 常见场景：医学或生物学报告、正式书面讨论、文学性描述 deformity 多用于医学、生物学等正式语境，也出现在书面或文学描述中；日常口语中较少使用。
复数形式为 deformities。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.