| abnormality | | |
| n. (state) | 1. abnormalcy, abnormality | an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies. |
| ~ acardia | congenital absence of the heart (as in the development of some monsters). |
| ~ acephalia, acephalism, acephaly | absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters). |
| ~ acorea | absence of the pupil in an eye. |
| ~ acromicria, acromikria | abnormally small extremities (underdeveloped fingers and toes). |
| ~ acromphalus | abnormal protrusion of the navel; sometimes the start of umbilical hernia. |
| ~ amastia | absence of the mammary glands (either through surgery or developmental defect). |
| ~ aneuploidy | an abnormality involving a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number (one chromosome set is incomplete). |
| ~ anorchia, anorchidism, anorchism | absence of one of both testes. |
| ~ physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state | the condition or state of the body or bodily functions. |
| ~ asynclitism, obliquity | the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle. |
| ~ atresia | an abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in the body (as the urethra) is closed or absent. |
| ~ brachydactylia, brachydactyly | abnormal shortness of fingers and toes. |
| ~ cryptorchidism, cryptorchidy, cryptorchism | failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops. |
| ~ deviated septum | abnormal displacement of any wall that separates two chambers (usually in the nasal cavity). |
| ~ dextrocardia | abnormal condition where the heart is located toward the right side of the chest. |
| ~ ectrodactyly | congenital abnormality involving the absence of some fingers or toes. |
| ~ erethism | an abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity to stimulation of an organ or body part. |
| ~ fetal distress, foetal distress | an abnormal condition of a fetus; usually discovered during pregnancy and characterized by an abnormal heart rhythm. |
| ~ hepatomegaly, megalohepatia | abnormal enlargement of the liver. |
| ~ inversion | abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth). |
| ~ heterotaxy, transposition | any abnormal position of the organs of the body. |
| ~ pneumothorax | abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in the collapse of the lung; may be spontaneous (due to injury to the chest) or induced (as a treatment for tuberculosis). |
| ~ macrencephaly | an abnormally large braincase. |
| ~ hydatid mole, hydatidiform mole, molar pregnancy | an abnormality during pregnancy; chorionic villi around the fetus degenerate and form clusters of fluid-filled sacs; usually associated with the death of the fetus. |
| ~ hydramnios | an abnormality of pregnancy; accumulation of excess amniotic fluid. |
| ~ hypervitaminosis | an abnormal condition resulting from taking vitamins excessively; can be serious for vitamins A or D or K. |
| ~ hypospadias | an abnormal condition in males in which the urethra opens on the under surface of the penis. |
| ~ lagophthalmos | abnormal condition in which an eye cannot close completely. |
| ~ mental abnormality | any abnormality of mental function. |
| ~ nanophthalmos | condition in which both eyes are abnormally small but otherwise normal. |
| ~ palmature | an abnormality in which the fingers are webbed. |
| ~ dysplasia | abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth. |
| ~ hydrocephalus, hydrocephaly | an abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily neurological. |
| ~ abrachia | the condition of having no arms. |
| ~ progeria | a rare abnormality marked by premature aging (grey hair and wrinkled skin and stooped posture) in a child. |
| ~ atypicality, untypicality | any state that is not typical. |
| ~ arrested development, fixation, infantile fixation, regression | an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely. |
| ~ aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviance | a state or condition markedly different from the norm. |
| ~ cyclopia | a developmental abnormality in which there is only one eye. |
| ~ spinal curvature | an abnormal curvature of the vertebral column. |
| ~ subnormality | the state of being less than normal (especially with respect to intelligence). |
| ~ anomalousness, anomaly | deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule. |
| ~ gynecomastia | excessive development of the breasts in males; usually the result of hormonal imbalance or treatment with certain drugs (including some antihypertensives). |
| ~ infantilism | an abnormal condition in which an older child or adult retains infantile characteristics. |
| ~ macrocephaly, megacephaly, megalocephaly | an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical. |
| ~ microbrachia | abnormally small arms. |
| ~ microcephalus, microcephaly, nanocephaly | an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain. |
| ~ pachycheilia | an abnormal thickness of the lips. |
| ~ phimosis | an abnormal tightness of the foreskin preventing retraction over the glans. |
| ~ irritation | (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation.; "any food produced irritation of the stomach" |
| ~ retroflection, retroflexion, retroversion | a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part.; "retroversion of the uterus" |
| ~ sequela | any abnormality following or resulting from a disease or injury or treatment.; "paralysis is one of the sequelae of poliomyelitis" |
| ~ squint, strabismus | abnormal alignment of one or both eyes. |
| ~ torticollis, wryneck | an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted. |
| ~ varix | abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. abnormality, mental defectiveness | retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence. |
| ~ backwardness, mental retardation, subnormality, slowness, retardation | lack of normal development of intellectual capacities. |
| ~ feeblemindedness | severe mental deficiency. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. abnormality, freakishness | marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal. |
| ~ strangeness, unfamiliarity | unusualness as a consequence of not being well known. |
| n. (act) | 4. abnormality, irregularity | behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality. |
| ~ misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed | improper or wicked or immoral behavior. |
| ~ deviance, deviation | deviate behavior. |
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