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aberrant Definition

ab·er·rant (abər ənt, ə berənt)

adjective

  1. turning away from what is right, true, etc.
  2. deviating from what is normal or typical

Etymology: < L aberrans, prp. of aberrare, to go astray < ab-, from + errare, to wander: see err

noun

an aberrant person or thing

aberrant Related Forms
ab·er·rance (--əns) noun or ab·er·rancy--ən sē
aberrant Synonyms

aberrant

modif.

deviant, anomalous, errant, strange; see unusual 2, wrong 2.

aberrant Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • methylation: The prevalence of aberrant methylation of genes in solid tumors makes it an attractive target for novel anti-cancer therapies.
  • transcript: The mechanism producing these aberrant transcripts needs further investigation.
  • behavior: No rural Indonesian in their right mind could conceive of such aberrant behavior.
  • expression: Aberrant gene expression is a major cause for disease, including various forms of cancer.
  • growth: In some instances, mycoplasma contamination is obvious since infected eucaryotic cells exhibit aberrant growth, metabolism, and morphology.
  • response: It is arguable that an aberrant inflammatory response is the dominant pathological process in the human body.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: What gives these moments such great impact is that they are not aberrant to Sy.

Used with adjective complement

  • cause: Some defects are similar to those seen in OI but others have been point mutations causing aberrant splicing of one or more exons.
  • become: Lectures will include examples of signaling molecules that mediate growth and differentiation of cells and describe how these become aberrant in disease.

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