abnormality
Americannoun
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abnormalities
plural
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an abnormal condition, state, or quality; irregularity; deviation.
- Synonyms:
- idiosyncrasy, oddity, peculiarity, aberration, anomaly
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an abnormal thing or event.
noun
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an abnormal feature, event, etc
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a physical malformation; deformity
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deviation from the typical or usual; irregularity
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Taken together, the researchers say these findings suggest that this metabolic abnormality may actively contribute to Alzheimer's disease rather than simply occur as a consequence of it.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
Lajos is born with skin so pale it is almost transparent, and while Mr. Biedermann soon ceases to mention the abnormality, it introduces Lajos’s uncanny lifelong sensation of invisibility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
“There is an abnormality with this trial and how the competitor product has done, it’s neither in their label or their own trials.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 23, 2026
Schlossberg's subtype of leukaemia - a chromosomal abnormality formerly called Inversion 3 - is even rarer, affecting only 1% to 2% of people with acute myeloid leukaemia.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
There’s no magic about her that I can see, or any abnormality.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Experts later determined she suffered from severe anemia; blood clots in both wings and one kidney; liver and lung abnormalities; and inadequate bone marrow response.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
An angiogram revealed some abnormalities in his arteries, and Hugh was then diagnosed with cardiovascular disease and told he needed triple bypass surgery, an operation to improve blood flow to the heart.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
The absence of specific results should be seen as confirmation that no clinically meaningful abnormalities were identified, the White House statement said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
They added that the crew had passed pre-flight health checks, and that there were "no abnormalities" observed in radio communications and air traffic control before the incident.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
With insufficient oxygen the orderly processes by which the tissues unfold and the organs develop are disrupted; malformations and other abnormalities then occur.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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