abnormality
abnormality
Definition
ab·nor·mal·ity (ab′nôr mal′ə tē)
noun
- the quality or condition of being abnormal
- pl. abnormalities -·ties an abnormal thing; malformation
abnormality
Synonyms
abnormality
n.
Irregularity
peculiarity, singularity, aberration; see irregularity 2, strangeness.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
abnormality Quotes
What makes you a normal Jew, Nathan, is how you are riveted by Jewish abnormality.
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