abnormality
an abnormal condition, state, or quality; irregularity; deviation.
an abnormal thing or event.
Origin of abnormality
1- Also abnormalcy.
Other words for abnormality
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How to use abnormality in a sentence
Genetics are a possible factor, as are blood flow abnormalities in the brain, neurotoxins and metabolic disorders.
We found heart abnormalities in more than one-third of them.
Teen athletes with even mild COVID-19 can develop heart problems | Partho Sengupta | November 18, 2020 | Science News For StudentsPatients over age 65 were also more likely than younger ones to have the autoimmune abnormality, which was “clinically silent until the patients were infected with SARS-CoV-2,” the group of more than 100 scientists said.
Covid-19 scientists flag key immune function as a turning point in life threatening cases | kdunn6 | September 25, 2020 | FortuneTim Cook kicked things off talking about situations in which Watch has saved people’s lives by alerting them of heart abnormalities.
Apple just announced a new iPad, iPad Air, and Apple Watch Series 6 | Stan Horazek | September 15, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThere have been about 60 cases recorded of the often-fatal chromosomal abnormality.
Family Told to Let Their Baby Die Instead of Raising Money For His Rare Disease | Health | November 27, 2019 | Health
It is a brief text with philosophical leanings that revolves around the notions of normality and abnormality in human nature.
When the same abnormality was detected in a subsequent pregnancy at 18 weeks, she was able to have a surgical abortion.
Women Share Their Secret Abortion Stories For 1 in 3 Campaign | Brandy Zadrozny | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA post mortem examination revealed that there were no obvious signs of abnormality in Miss Moss' body.
I have an abnormality in the circuits for language output, and sure enough, as a child I had trouble getting language out.
But apparently there was just an “‘abnormality’ in the system.”
15 Best Moments of the 2013 Super Bowl (VIDEO) | Ben Teitelbaum | February 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOn examining the respiration and pulse, I have never been able to detect any characteristic abnormality.
A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy | Alexander Hughes BennettThe abnormality of club-foot may be pointed to as a reversion to the shape of the foot in the anthropoid apes.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles MorrisBesides this, there is commonly some abnormality in the shape of the head, or the cranium is distinctly asymmetrical.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyAlmost any deformity or abnormality these days is called mutantism.
The Status Civilization | Robert SheckleyI admit abnormality has always had a strong attraction for me, and originality is at least not commonplace.
The Road to Damascus | August Strindberg
British Dictionary definitions for abnormality
/ (ˌæbnɔːˈmælɪtɪ) /
an abnormal feature, event, etc
a physical malformation; deformity
deviation from the typical or usual; irregularity
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