abnormality

ab·nor·mal·i·ty

A0018600 (ăb′nôr-măl′ĭ-tē)n. pl. ab·nor·mal·i·ties 1. The condition of not being normal.2. A phenomenon or occurrence that is not normal.

abnormality

(ˌæbnɔːˈmælɪtɪ) n, pl -ties1. an abnormal feature, event, etc2. a physical malformation; deformity3. deviation from the typical or usual; irregularity

ab•nor•mal•i•ty

(ˌæb nɔrˈmæl ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties. 1. an abnormal condition, state, or quality. 2. an abnormal thing or event. [1850–55]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	abnormality - an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficienciesabnormalcyacardia - congenital absence of the heart (as in the development of some monsters)acephalia, acephalism, acephaly - absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters)acorea - absence of the pupil in an eyeacromicria, acromikria - abnormally small extremities (underdeveloped fingers and toes)acromphalus - abnormal protrusion of the navel; sometimes the start of umbilical herniaamastia - absence of the mammary glands (either through surgery or developmental defect)aneuploidy - an abnormality involving a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number (one chromosome set is incomplete)anorchia, anorchidism, anorchism - absence of one of both testesphysical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functionsasynclitism, obliquity - the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angleatresia - an abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in the body (as the urethra) is closed or absentbrachydactylia, brachydactyly - abnormal shortness of fingers and toescryptorchidism, cryptorchidy, cryptorchism - failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus developsdeviated septum - abnormal displacement of any wall that separates two chambers (usually in the nasal cavity)dextrocardia - abnormal condition where the heart is located toward the right side of the chestectrodactyly - congenital abnormality involving the absence of some fingers or toeserethism - an abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity to stimulation of an organ or body partfetal distress, foetal distress - an abnormal condition of a fetus; usually discovered during pregnancy and characterized by an abnormal heart rhythmhepatomegaly, megalohepatia - abnormal enlargement of the liverinversion - abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth)heterotaxy, transposition - any abnormal position of the organs of the bodypneumothorax - abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in the collapse of the lung; may be spontaneous (due to injury to the chest) or induced (as a treatment for tuberculosis)macrencephaly - an abnormally large braincasehydatid mole, hydatidiform mole, molar pregnancy - an abnormality during pregnancy; chorionic villi around the fetus degenerate and form clusters of fluid-filled sacs; usually associated with the death of the fetushydramnios - an abnormality of pregnancy; accumulation of excess amniotic fluidhypervitaminosis - an abnormal condition resulting from taking vitamins excessively; can be serious for vitamins A or D or Khypospadias - an abnormal condition in males in which the urethra opens on the under surface of the penislagophthalmos - abnormal condition in which an eye cannot close completelymental abnormality - any abnormality of mental functionnanophthalmos - condition in which both eyes are abnormally small but otherwise normalpalmature - an abnormality in which the fingers are webbeddysplasia - abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growthhydrocephalus, hydrocephaly - an abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily neurologicalabrachia - the condition of having no armsprogeria - a rare abnormality marked by premature aging (grey hair and wrinkled skin and stooped posture) in a childatypicality, untypicality - any state that is not typicalarrested development, fixation, infantile fixation, regression - an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurelyaberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviance - a state or condition markedly different from the normcyclopia - a developmental abnormality in which there is only one eyespinal curvature - an abnormal curvature of the vertebral columnsubnormality - the state of being less than normal (especially with respect to intelligence)anomalousness, anomaly - deviation from the normal or common order or form or rulegynecomastia - excessive development of the breasts in males; usually the result of hormonal imbalance or treatment with certain drugs (including some antihypertensives)normalcy, normality - being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning
	2.	abnormality - retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligencemental defectivenessbackwardness, mental retardation, subnormality, slowness, retardation - lack of normal development of intellectual capacitiesfeeblemindedness - severe mental deficiency
	3.	abnormality - marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormalfreakishnessstrangeness, unfamiliarity - unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
	4.	abnormality - behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or moralityirregularitymisbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed - improper or wicked or immoral behaviordeviance, deviation - deviate behavior

abnormality

noun1. strangeness, deviation, eccentricity, aberration, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, irregularity, weirdness, singularity, oddness, waywardness, unorthodoxy, unexpectedness, queerness, unnaturalness, bizarreness, unusualness, extraordinariness, aberrance, atypicalness, uncommonness, untypicalness, curiousness Further scans are required to confirm any abnormality.2. anomaly, flaw, rarity, deviation, oddity, aberration, exception, peculiarity, deformity, monstrosity, irregularity, malformation Genetic abnormalities are usually associated with paternal DNA.

abnormality

nounThe condition of being abnormal:aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, anomaly, deviance, deviancy, deviation, irregularity, preternaturalness, unnaturalness.

Translations

反常

abnormal

(ӕbˈnoːməl) adjective not normal. His behaviour is abnormal for a child of his age. 反常的 反常的abnorˈmality (-ˈmӕ-) noun 反常 反常abˈnormally adverb 反常地 反常地