abnormality

It could be that those downstream abnormalities in cell development were due to improper signaling from the cerebellum.
Early Brain Injury Might Be the Root of Autism|Russell Saunders|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are searching for abnormalities in the soil, replanted vegetation and other signs of a rogue grave.
The Hunt for Madeleine McCann’s Grave|Barbie Latza Nadeau|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Most of those were in cases where fetal abnormalities were evident or there were grave risks to the health of the woman.
Wendy Davis’s 20-Week Abortion Ban Compromise|Sally Kohn|February 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Also, the types of abnormalities reported are not those associated with radiation exposures.
The Fukushima Generation: New Data on Birth Defects in Post-Meltdown Japan|Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky, Jake Adelstein|September 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST

This called the "disc abnormalities cause back pain thesis into question".
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He viewed his characters not in relation to other men and in normal activities; he isolated them—often amid abnormalities.
The Letters of Ambrose Bierce|Ambrose Bierce
I hasten to explain that I do not mean any of the abnormalities and monstrosities of present-day fashionable life.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society|Upton Sinclair
This, of course, is simply one of the abnormalities caused by the supplanting of love by money as a motive in marriage.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society|Upton Sinclair
Except as regards late "abnormalities," we have now surveyed the whole course of totemic evolution.
The Secret of the Totem|Andrew Lang
This general description explains many of the abnormalities in freight rates throughout this territory.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley

British Dictionary definitions for abnormality

abnormality

/ (ˌæbnɔːˈmælɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

an abnormal feature, event, etc

a physical malformation; deformity

deviation from the typical or usual; irregularity

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