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Recent Examples of malformation
Found in shampoo, makeup, perfume and children’s toys as well as food containers, phthalates have been linked with genital malformations and undescended testes in baby boys and lower sperm counts and testosterone levels in adult males.
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
He too was then diagnosed with Chiari malformation in February 2023 and scheduled for surgery the following month.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Katie Hafner: Up until this point, all Merrell had told Frances Kelsey about the link between thalidomide and the congenital malformations was that the data was inconclusive.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2024
But the really stunning moment for this is that his sister several weeks earlier had given birth to a baby with similar malformations.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
He too was then diagnosed with Chiari malformation in February 2023 and scheduled for surgery the following month.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Katie Hafner: Up until this point, all Merrell had told Frances Kelsey about the link between thalidomide and the congenital malformations was that the data was inconclusive.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2024
But the really stunning moment for this is that his sister several weeks earlier had given birth to a baby with similar malformations.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malformation
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Or where using human labor means repetitive stress, deformity and injury, such as in many industrial tasks.Amir Husain, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Without proper management, arthritis can lead to deformities in the joints, making the condition progressively worse.Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 24 Oct. 2024
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Most mutations are harmless or detrimental to the virus, but those that enhance survival or transmission are naturally selected.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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The mutation has not been found in nature and academics say there are several other barriers to person-to-person transmission.Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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With advancing technology, screening for fetal abnormalities has galloped ahead, and the test behind the new study became widespread about 10 years ago.ByJennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 4 Dec. 2024
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Neither policy makes an exception for fatal fetal abnormalities, which is a focus of the lawsuit.Aria Bendix, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Tech vendors play a critical role in this process by helping businesses identify and address data anomalies and ensure that the technology is only working with high-quality information.John Case, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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This grim record that 2024 will almost certainly set in its final few weeks offers another indication that this pattern of extreme heat and violent weather, as scientists say, is no longer the anomaly but the norm.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Malformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malformation. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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