abnormality

ab·nor·mal·i·ty  (bnôr-ml-t)

n. pl. ab·nor·mal·i·ties

1. The condition of not being normal.

2. A phenomenon or occurrence that is not normal.

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abnormality [ˌæbnɔːˈmælɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. an abnormal feature, event, etc.

2. a physical malformation; deformity

3. deviation from the typical or usual; irregularity

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	abnormality - an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies abnormalcy acardia - 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 eye acromicria, acromikria - abnormally small extremities (underdeveloped fingers and toes) acromphalus - abnormal protrusion of the navel; sometimes the start of umbilical hernia amastia - 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 testes physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions asynclitism, obliquity - the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle atresia - an abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in the body (as the urethra) is closed or absent brachydactylia, brachydactyly - abnormal shortness of fingers and toes cryptorchidism, cryptorchidy, cryptorchism - failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops deviated 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 chest ectrodactyly - congenital abnormality involving the absence of some fingers or toes erethism - an abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity to stimulation of an organ or body part fetal distress, foetal distress - an abnormal condition of a fetus; usually discovered during pregnancy and characterized by an abnormal heart rhythm hepatomegaly, megalohepatia - abnormal enlargement of the liver inversion - 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 body pneumothorax - 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 braincase hydatid 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 fetus hydramnios - an abnormality of pregnancy; accumulation of excess amniotic fluid hypervitaminosis - an abnormal condition resulting from taking vitamins excessively; can be serious for vitamins A or D or K hypospadias - an abnormal condition in males in which the urethra opens on the under surface of the penis lagophthalmos - abnormal condition in which an eye cannot close completely mental abnormality - any abnormality of mental function nanophthalmos - condition in which both eyes are abnormally small but otherwise normal palmature - an abnormality in which the fingers are webbed dysplasia - abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth hydrocephalus, 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 neurological abrachia - the condition of having no arms progeria - a rare abnormality marked by premature aging (grey hair and wrinkled skin and stooped posture) in a child atypicality, untypicality - any state that is not typical arrested development, fixation, infantile fixation, regression - an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviance - a state or condition markedly different from the norm normalcy, normality - being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning
	2.	abnormality - retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence mental defectiveness backwardness, mental retardation, subnormality, slowness, retardation - lack of normal development of intellectual capacities feeblemindedness - severe mental deficiency
	3.	abnormality - marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal freakishness strangeness, unfamiliarity - unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
	4.	abnormality - behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality irregularity misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed - improper or wicked or immoral behavior deviance, deviation - deviate behavior

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abnormality

noun

1. 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.

Translations

abnormality [ˌæbnɔːˈmælɪtɪ] N (= condition) → anormalidad f; (= instance) → anormalidad f, desviación f

abnormality [ˌæbnɔː^rˈmælɪti] n

(= abnormal feature) → anomalie f
a genetic abnormality → une anomalie génétique

(= abnormal nature) → caractère m anormal

abnormality

n → Anormale(s) nt; (= deviancy, Med) → Abnormität f

abnormality [ˌæbnɔːˈmælɪtɪ] n (condition) → anormalità f inv; (instance) → anomalia