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abnormality Definition

ab·nor·mal·ity (ab′nôr mal′ə tē)

noun

  1. the quality or condition of being abnormal
  2. pl. abnormalities -·ties an abnormal thing; malformation
abnormality Synonyms

abnormality

n.

  1. Irregularity

    peculiarity, singularity, aberration; see irregularity 2, strangeness.

  2. Something abnormal

    malformation, deformity, anomaly, rarity; see contortion 1, freak 2, irregularity 2.

abnormality Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • detect: An MRI scan can detect an abnormality in 80 per cent of people with epilepsy undergoing the test.
  • reveal: Modern MRI will frequently reveal the abnormality underlying the epilepsy.

Adjective modifier

  • fetal: Life has been smart to focus on the issue of abortion for fetal abnormality.
  • fetal: Testing for fetal abnormality is now routine during pregnancy.
  • metabolic: Her metabolic abnormality was purely incidental, detected on " blind routine biochemistry " .

Noun used with modifier

  • gait: Common: Myalgia, muscle weakness, urinary incontinence, somnolence, gait abnormality, malaise, rash, tingling.
  • lipid: Appropriate drug choices need to be made based upon the particular lipid abnormality to be treated.
abnormality Quotes

What makes you a normal Jew, Nathan, is how you are riveted by Jewish abnormality.

—Roth, Philip Milton