Abnormality of shape. ... Synonym: dysmorphia. ... Origin: G. Dysmorphia, badness of form ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(dis-mor´fiz-әm) an abnormality in the development of form or structure. ability to appear under different morphological forms. adj., dysmor´phic, adj. .
Type: Term Pronunciation: dis-mōr′fizm Definitions: 1. Abnormality of shape. Synonyms: dysmorphia
dysmorphism 1. Abnormality of shape or form. 2. A branch of clinical genetics concerned with the diagnosis and interpretation of patterns of the three types of structural defects: malformation, disruption, and deformation.dysmorphia, dysmorphic, dysmorphism An abnormality of shape or size, usually of developmental origin.