Definition

1. Noun:
   • Malformation: A physical abnormality present from birth, where a part of the body is not formed correctly. This is the primary medical and general meaning.
   • Birth defect: A broader, more common term for a health problem or physical anomaly that exists at the time a baby is born.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trẻ được sinh ra với một dị tật ở tim. (The child was born with a heart defect.)
  • Siêu âm có thể giúp phát hiện một số dị tật bẩm sinh. (Ultrasound can help detect some birth defects.)
  • Dị tật này có thể được phẫu thuật chỉnh hình. (This malformation can be corrected with surgery.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "dị tật" is often used in formal, medical, and scientific contexts. In everyday conversation, the phrase "dị tật bẩm sinh" (congenital defect) is more frequently used to specify a condition present from birth.

Variants and Related Words

• Dị tật bẩm sinh (n): Congenital defect / Congenital malformation.

  • Can thiệp sớm rất quan trọng đối với trẻ có dị tật bẩm sinh. (Early intervention is very important for children with congenital defects.)

• Khuyết tật (n): Disability, impairment. This is a broader term that can include but is not limited to congenital conditions and often focuses on functional limitations.

  • Anh ấy làm việc tại một trung tâm hỗ trợ người khuyết tật. (He works at a support center for people with disabilities.)

Synonyms

• Birth defect: A health problem present at birth.
• Congenital anomaly: A formal term for a structural or functional abnormality present from birth.
• Deformity: Often implies a shape that is not normal or typical, sometimes used interchangeably but can carry a negative connotation.

Related Phrases

• Dị tật học: Teratology (the study of abnormalities of physiological development).
• Ngăn ngừa dị tật: To prevent birth defects.
  • Bổ sung axit folic giúp ngăn ngừa một số dị tật ống thần kinh. (Taking folic acid helps prevent some neural tube defects.)

1. Malformation