defect (noun)
51defection — Ⅰ. defect [1] ► NOUN ▪ a shortcoming, imperfection, or lack. ORIGIN Latin defectus, from deficere desert or fail . Ⅱ. defect [2] ► VERB ▪ abandon one s country or cause in favour of an opposing one …
52defector — Ⅰ. defect [1] ► NOUN ▪ a shortcoming, imperfection, or lack. ORIGIN Latin defectus, from deficere desert or fail . Ⅱ. defect [2] ► VERB ▪ abandon one s country or cause in favour of an opposing one …
53syndactylism — noun birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes • Syn: ↑syndactyly • Topics: ↑homo, ↑man, ↑human being, ↑human • Hypernyms: ↑birth defect, ↑ …
54congenital abnormality — noun a defect that is present at birth • Syn: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder • Hypernyms: ↑defect, ↑anomaly, ↑anomalousness …
55congenital anomaly — noun a defect that is present at birth • Syn: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder, ↑congenital abnormality • Hypernyms: ↑defect, ↑anomaly, ↑anomalousness …
56congenital disorder — noun a defect that is present at birth • Syn: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital abnormality • Hypernyms: ↑defect, ↑anomaly, ↑anomalousness …
57anencephalia — noun a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres • Syn: ↑anencephaly • Derivationally related forms: ↑anencephalic (for: ↑anencephaly), ↑anencephalous (for: ↑ …
58epispadias — noun a congenital abnormality in males in which the urethra is on the upper surface of the penis • Hypernyms: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder, ↑congenital abnormality * * * ˌepəˈspādēəs noun ( …
59hyperdactyly — noun birth defect characterized by the presence of more than the normal number of fingers or toes • Syn: ↑polydactyly • Derivationally related forms: ↑polydactylous (for: ↑polydactyly) • Topics: ↑homo, ↑ …
60rachischisis — noun a not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis • Syn: ↑spina bifida, ↑schistorrhachis •… …
