valgus vs malformation

valgus and malformation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
valgus	Yes	No	No	No
malformation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, malformation is a hypernym of valgus; that is, malformation is a word with a broader meaning than valgus:

valgus: a deformity in which there is an abnormal displacement of part of a limb away from the midline of the body
malformation: an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed

Other hypernyms of valgus include deformity, misshapenness.

valgus (noun)	malformation (noun)
a deformity in which there is an abnormal displacement of part of a limb away from the midline of the body	something abnormal or anomalous
	an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed