Taber's Medical Dictionary
disfigure
(dis-fig′yŭr)
[ ¹dis-+ figure ]
To spoil the appearance of, as by scarring, distorting, or deforming a part of the body.
disfigurement, n.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Disfigure." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773851/all/disfigure.
Disfigure. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773851/all/disfigure. Accessed August 9, 2026.
Disfigure. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773851/all/disfigure
Disfigure [Internet]. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 August 09]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773851/all/disfigure.
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