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  • adjective of, relative to, or producing dysmorphism

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Examples

  • There are also people who are what is called dysmorphic disorder, that by dysmorphic disorder, you don't like the way you look, which represents 18 percent of the patients I've seen.

    CNN Transcript Jul 11, 2009 2009

  • And there are also people who are -- it's called a dysmorphic disorder -- (INAUDIBLE) dysmorphic disorder, that you don't like the way you look, which represents 18 percent of patients that see a doctor.

    CNN Transcript Jul 8, 2009 2009

  • The way her forehead protruded in one picture suggested a "dysmorphic" skull shape.

    Couple finds 'miracle' in adoption abroad 2006

  • Without a doubt, Black Swan will be permanently embedded in popular culture as the film about the dysmorphic ballerina whose inability to truly achieve perfection leads her into insanity.

    Tiffany Tsai: Seduce Me: Female Bodies in Black Swan Tiffany Tsai 2011

  • Without a doubt, Black Swan will be permanently embedded in popular culture as the film about the dysmorphic ballerina whose inability to truly achieve perfection leads her into insanity.

    Tiffany Tsai: Seduce Me: Female Bodies in Black Swan Tiffany Tsai 2011

  • Studies suggest that 5%-15% of those who ask for cosmetic surgery will be suffering from BDD – or body dysmorphic disorder – which some doctors consider an actual contraindication for surgical treatment, since sufferers may simply go on to develop different bodily preoccupations.

    Thanks, Joan Rivers, you're an object lesson to us all | Catherine Bennett 2012

  • Despite her penchant for skimpy stage costumes and readiness to be photographed nude, Lily Allen tells Q magazine (via Daily Express) she has body dysmorphic disorder.

    Lily Allen: I Have Body Dysmorphic Disorder The Huffington Post News Team 2009

  • Dr Veale also expressed concerns that some women seeking surgery, the majority of whom seem to be under 30, were receiving labiaplasty on the mistaken impression that it might solve psychological problems such as body dysmorphic disorder, a condition that causes sufferers to obsess with a part of their body.

    Labiaplasty surgery increase blamed on pornography 2011

  • Clinical and research interests: Psychosocial adjustment in children and adolescents with acquired and congenital appearance differences; psychological aspects of plastic surgery; body image; and body dysmorphic disorder.

    Postdoctoral Program 2010

  • Without a doubt, Black Swan will be permanently embedded in popular culture as the film about the dysmorphic ballerina whose inability to truly achieve perfection leads her into insanity.

    Tiffany Tsai: Seduce Me: Female Bodies in Black Swan Tiffany Tsai 2011

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