abnormality
noun
ab·nor·mal·i·ty
ˌab-nər-ˈma-lə-tē 
-(ˌ)nȯr-
plural abnormalities
1
: something abnormal
2
: the quality or state of being abnormal
Examples of abnormality in a Sentence
The test results showed several genetic abnormalities.
There was some abnormality in his vision.
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Other effects, including abnormalities in mitochondria, persisted for the six months that the team studied them.
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Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Pain in this muscle sometimes develops due to underlying structural abnormalities in the spine.1
Whatever the cause, effective treatments can help restore the mobility and function of your arms and back and relieve pain in your latissimus dorsi.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 8 Feb. 2025
For example, more than half of infants with trisomy 18, a chromosomal abnormality that causes severe heart defects or breathing problems, die within the first week of life.
—Almut Winterstein, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
And Mahomes being left off of the Pro Bowl roster is the latest abnormality.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
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Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Pain in this muscle sometimes develops due to underlying structural abnormalities in the spine.1
Whatever the cause, effective treatments can help restore the mobility and function of your arms and back and relieve pain in your latissimus dorsi.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 8 Feb. 2025
For example, more than half of infants with trisomy 18, a chromosomal abnormality that causes severe heart defects or breathing problems, die within the first week of life.
—Almut Winterstein, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
And Mahomes being left off of the Pro Bowl roster is the latest abnormality.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
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abnormality
noun
ab·nor·mal·i·ty
ˌab-nər-ˈmal-ət-ē
-(ˌ)nȯr-
plural abnormalities
1
: the state of being abnormal
2
: something abnormal
Medical Definition
abnormality
noun
ab·nor·mal·i·ty
ˌab-nər-ˈmal-ət-ē, -(ˌ)nȯr-
plural abnormalities
1
: the quality or state of being abnormal
2
: something abnormal
brain-wave abnormalities
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