malposition

mal·po·si·tion

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mal-puh-zish-uh n]
- /ˌmæl pəˈzɪʃ ən/
- /ˈmæl.pə.ˈzɪ.ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mal-puh-zish-uh n]
- /ˌmæl pəˈzɪʃ ən/

Definitions of malposition word

noun malposition faulty or wrong position, especially of a part or organ of the body or of a fetus in the uterus. 1
noun malposition (medicine) An abnormal position of an organ or other part of the body. 1
noun malposition abnormal position of a bodily part 0
noun malposition faulty or abnormal position, esp. of the fetus in the uterus 0
verb malposition To position badly or incorrectly. 0

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Origin of malposition

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40; mal- + position

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Parts of speech for Malposition

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Malposition

malposition popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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