Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The condition of not being normal.
- noun A phenomenon or occurrence that is not normal.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being abnormal; deviation from a standard, rule, or type; irregularity; abnormity.
- noun That which is abnormal; that which is characterized by deviation from a standard, rule, or type; an abnormal feature.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
- noun Something abnormal.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality
- noun an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
- noun retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence
- noun marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal
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Examples
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The keynote speaker wrote, "Antipsychotic drugs do not fix any known brain abnormality nor do they put brain chemistry back into balance."
DJ Jaffe: People With Mental Illness Shunned by Alternatives 2010 Conference in Anaheim DJ Jaffe 2010
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Determining which of those women have cancer, The Lancet said, also will require 358 breast examinations by ultrasound; 313 biopsies, including 209 in which part of the breast containing the abnormality is surgically removed, and 500 additional doctor's office visits.
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The keynote speaker wrote, "Antipsychotic drugs do not fix any known brain abnormality nor do they put brain chemistry back into balance."
DJ Jaffe: People With Mental Illness Shunned by Alternatives 2010 Conference in Anaheim DJ Jaffe 2010
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Determining which of those women have cancer, The Lancet said, also will require 358 breast examinations by ultrasound; 313 biopsies, including 209 in which part of the breast containing the abnormality is surgically removed, and 500 additional doctor's office visits.
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When a fetal diagnosis of a fetal abnormality is found, your referring physician should call our Center at 1-800-468-8376 (1-800-IN-UTERO) where our nurse coordinator will obtain your initial medical data by telephone.
Fetal Diagnoses 2010
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The keynote speaker wrote, "Antipsychotic drugs do not fix any known brain abnormality nor do they put brain chemistry back into balance."
DJ Jaffe: People With Mental Illness Shunned by Alternatives 2010 Conference in Anaheim DJ Jaffe 2010
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Brain abnormality found in Alzheimer's disease related to gait impairment in older persons
January 24th, 2006 2006
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Nowell called the abnormality the Philadelphia chromosome after the place of its discovery.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Nowell called the abnormality the Philadelphia chromosome after the place of its discovery.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Nowell called the abnormality the Philadelphia chromosome after the place of its discovery.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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