blemish defect mar | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body), a facial blemish |
defect shortcoming | a failing or deficiency, that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information |
defective pleading | any pleading that fails to conform in form or substance to minimum standards of accuracy or sufficiency |
mass defect mass deficiency | the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles |
blood coagulation blood clotting | a process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot) |
curdling clotting coagulation | the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid |
genetic disease genetic disorder genetic abnormality genetic defect congenital disease inherited disease inherited disorder hereditary disease hereditary condition | a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically |
autosomal recessive disease autosomal recessive defect | a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome |
speech disorder speech defect defect of speech | a disorder of oral speech |
defect | an imperfection in a bodily system, visual defects, this device permits detection of defects in the lungs |
defect fault flaw | an imperfection in an object or machine, a flaw caused the crystal to shatter, if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer |
birth defect congenital anomaly congenital defect congenital disorder congenital abnormality | a defect that is present at birth |
congenital heart defect | a birth defect involving the heart |
septal defect | a congenital abnormality in the septum between the left and right sides of the heart |
atrial septal defect | an abnormal opening between the left and right atria of the heart |
ventricular septal defect | a common congenital heart defect, an abnormal opening in the septum dividing the ventricles allows blood to pass directly from the left to the right ventricle, large openings may cause congestive heart failure |
visual impairment visual defect vision defect visual disorder | impairment of the sense of sight |
coagulation factor clotting factor | any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation |
defect desert | desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army, If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot |
bad defective | not working properly, a bad telephone connection, a defective appliance |
defective | markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior, defective speech |
defective faulty | having a defect, I returned the appliance because it was defective |