Usually means: Incorrect or abnormal positioning or placement.
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We found 22 dictionaries that define the word malposition:

General (16 matching dictionaries)
  1. malposition: Merriam-Webster
  2. malposition: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. malposition: Collins English Dictionary
  4. malposition: Vocabulary.com
  5. malposition: Wordnik
  6. malposition: Wiktionary
  7. malposition: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. malposition: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. malposition: Dictionary.com
  10. Malposition: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  11. malposition: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  12. malposition: Rhymezone
  13. Malposition: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  14. malposition: FreeDictionary.org
  15. malposition: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. malposition: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. malposition: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. malposition: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Malposition: MedFriendly Glossary
  4. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  5. malposition: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (malposition)

▸ noun:  (medicine) An abnormal position of an organ or other part of the body.
▸ verb:  To position badly or incorrectly.

Similar:
misplacement, malrotation, malplacentation, ectopia, maldisposition, ectopy, anomalad, malformation, lateroversion, maldevelopment, more...

Opposite:
correct position, proper alignment, alignment

Phrases:
fetal malposition, malposition of jaw, malposition of teeth, more...

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Similar:
misplacement, malrotation, malplacentation, ectopia, maldisposition, ectopy, anomalad, malformation, lateroversion, maldevelopment, more...

Opposite:
correct position, proper alignment, alignment

Phrases:
fetal malposition, malposition of jaw, malposition of teeth, more...



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