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Definition of Abnormality
1. Noun. An abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies.
Specialized synonyms: Acardia, Acephalia, Acephalism, Acephaly, Acorea, Acromicria, Acromikria, Acromphalus, Amastia, Aneuploidy, Anorchia, Anorchidism, Anorchism, Asynclitism, Obliquity, Atresia, Brachydactylia, Brachydactyly, Cryptorchidism, Cryptorchidy, Cryptorchism, Deviated Septum, Dextrocardia, Ectrodactyly, Erethism, Fetal Distress, Foetal Distress, Hepatomegaly, Megalohepatia, Inversion, Heterotaxy, Transposition, Pneumothorax, Macrencephaly, Hydatid Mole, Hydatidiform Mole, Molar Pregnancy, Hydramnios, Hypervitaminosis, Hypospadias, Lagophthalmos, Mental Abnormality, Nanophthalmos, Palmature, Dysplasia, Hydrocephalus, Hydrocephaly, Abrachia, Progeria, Atypicality, Untypicality, Arrested Development, Fixation, Infantile Fixation, Regression, Aberrance, Aberrancy, Aberration, Deviance, Cyclopia, Spinal Curvature, Subnormality, Anomalousness, Anomaly, Gynecomastia, Infantilism, Macrocephaly, Megacephaly, Megalocephaly, Microbrachia, Microcephalus, Microcephaly, Nanocephaly, Pachycheilia, Phimosis, Irritation, Retroflection, Retroflexion, Retroversion, Sequela, Squint, Strabismus, Torticollis, Wryneck, Varix
Generic synonyms: Physical Condition, Physiological Condition, Physiological State
Derivative terms: Abnormal
Antonyms: Normality
2. Noun. Retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence.
Generic synonyms: Backwardness, Mental Retardation, Retardation, Slowness, Subnormality
Specialized synonyms: Feeblemindedness
Derivative terms: Abnormal
3. Noun. Marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal.
Generic synonyms: Strangeness, Unfamiliarity
Derivative terms: Freakish, Freakish, Freakish
4. Noun. Behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality.
Generic synonyms: Misbehavior, Misbehaviour, Misdeed
Specialized synonyms: Deviance, Deviation
Derivative terms: Abnormal, Irregular, Irregular
Definition of Abnormality
1. n. The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
Definition of Abnormality
1. Noun. The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity ¹
2. Noun. Something abnormal; an aberration. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Abnormality
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Medical Definition of Abnormality
1. 1. The state or quality of being abnormal. 2. An anomaly, deformity, malformation, impairment, or dysfunction. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abnormality
Literary usage of Abnormality
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Individual Delinquent: A Text-book of Diagnosis and Prognosis for All by William Healy (1915)
"A point of great interest in this whole matter is that, while the general fact
of abnormality may be certain, the irregularities of function of that most ..."
2. Applied Psychology by Harry Levi Hollingworth, Albert Theodor Poffenberger (1920)
"The Nature of abnormality.—The history of the agencies of social amelioration
from the middle ages to a very recent epoch is marred by the persistent ..."
3. Mentally Deficient Children: Their Treatment and Training by George Edward Shuttleworth (1910)
"abnormality of Nervous Action. 4. Defects in Nutrition. 1. Cranial Abnormalities.
... form of head, is indicative of this abnormality (see p. 54, ante). ..."
4. Problems of Child Welfare by George Benjamin Mangold (1914)
"Causes of Mental abnormality. Additional study is necessary to determine the
comparative importance of heredity and of environment as causes of mental ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"An abnormality in Baña temporaria. Allât. An/. Bd. 14 p. 551— 552, 1 fig.
[Vascular connection between rectal vein of hepatic portal and apex of the lung. ..."
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