Maldevelopment

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounThe state of an organism or an organisation that did not develop in the "normal" way (used in medicine, e.g. "brain maldevelopment of a fetus").

2.nounUnder the philosophy of sustainable development, poor economic, human or social development.

Synonyms

malformation dysgenesis hypoplasia anomalad dysontogenesis dysplasia stasimorphy dysmorphogenesis degradation monstrosity malposition birth defect

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