malpositioned
Not correctly placed
Malpositioned means placed incorrectly or in an abnormal location.
The term appears most often in medical contexts, describing anatomy or devices that aren't where they should be: The X-ray revealed a malpositioned catheter.
A malpositioned fetus may complicate delivery.
Outside medicine, anything situated wrongly can be malpositioned: malpositioned furniture blocking the exit.
Not properly positioned
- displacedShifted from proper location
- ectopicIn abnormal position
- prolapsedFallen from proper position
- deviatedDeparted from standard
impacted · rotated · tilted · shifted · migrated · herniated · protruding · malaligned
Influenced or wedged in
- rotatedTurned on axis
- tiltedAngled from vertical
- crowdedFilled beyond comfort
- misalignedNot properly positioned
ectopic · supernumerary · transposed · displaced · mesial · distal · buccal · lingual
misaligned
Not properly positioned
- displacedShifted from proper location
- ectopicIn abnormal position
- prolapsedFallen from proper position
deviated · impacted · rotated · tilted · shifted · migrated · herniated · protruding · malaligned · out-of-place
impacted
Influenced or wedged in
misaligned · ectopic · supernumerary · transposed · displaced · mesial · distal · buccal · lingual · crossbite
displaced
Shifted from proper location
extruded · misplaced · off-target · suboptimal · catheter · stent · implant · IUD · pacemaker · shunt
breech
Rear of barrel
- transverseExtending sideways across
- obliqueAngled, not straightforward
- posteriorRear or later
brow · face · shoulder · footling · frank · cephalic · vertex · compound · delivery · birthing