abnormalcy
Americannoun
plural
abnormalciesEtymology
Origin of abnormalcy
Example Sentences
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Well, in actualcy and as a matter of practicalcy, I wonder if any doctor or scientist has ever discovered an abnormalcy, which I presume would be the opposite of the word he’s defending.
From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2022
How, for that matter, is constancy versus variation, or normalcy versus abnormalcy, defined or written into the genome?
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
While my family’s history of mental illness was cutting through my consciousness like a red line, my scientific work as a cancer biologist was also converging on the normalcy and abnormalcy of genes.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The bone marrow was unaffected and healthy, my blood count was good, and the chest X-ray showed no signs of abnormalcy.
From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Isaacson, Lauren Ann
Through the months, abnormalcy became "normal" for me; and perhaps it was beneficial that I could think along those lines, for I was able to adapt to my situation without undue frustration.
From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Isaacson, Lauren Ann
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