abnormalcy
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1. an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | acardia, |
| definition | : | congenital absence of the heart (as in the development of some monsters) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | acorea, |
| definition | : | absence of the pupil in an eye (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | acromicria, acromikria, |
| definition | : | abnormally small extremities (underdeveloped fingers and toes) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | acromphalus, |
| definition | : | abnormal protrusion of the navel; sometimes the start of umbilical hernia (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | amastia, |
| definition | : | absence of the mammary glands (either through surgery or developmental defect) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | aneuploidy, |
| definition | : | an abnormality involving a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number (one chromosome set is incomplete) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | asynclitism, obliquity, |
| definition | : | the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | atresia, |
| definition | : | an abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in the body (as the urethra) is closed or absent (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | deviated septum, |
| definition | : | abnormal displacement of any wall that separates two chambers (usually in the nasal cavity) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | dextrocardia, |
| definition | : | abnormal condition where the heart is located toward the right side of the chest (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | ectrodactyly, |
| definition | : | congenital abnormality involving the absence of some fingers or toes (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | erethism, |
| definition | : | an abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity to stimulation of an organ or body part (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | fetal distress, foetal distress, |
| definition | : | an abnormal condition of a fetus; usually discovered during pregnancy and characterized by an abnormal heart rhythm (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | inversion, |
| definition | : | 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) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | pneumothorax, |
| definition | : | 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) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | macrencephaly, |
| definition | : | an abnormally large braincase (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | hydatid mole, hydatidiform mole, molar pregnancy, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | hydramnios, |
| definition | : | an abnormality of pregnancy; accumulation of excess amniotic fluid (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | hypervitaminosis, |
| definition | : | an abnormal condition resulting from taking vitamins excessively; can be serious for vitamins A or D or K (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | hypospadias, |
| definition | : | an abnormal condition in males in which the urethra opens on the under surface of the penis (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | lagophthalmos, |
| definition | : | abnormal condition in which an eye cannot close completely (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | nanophthalmos, |
| definition | : | condition in which both eyes are abnormally small but otherwise normal (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | palmature, |
| definition | : | an abnormality in which the fingers are webbed (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | dysplasia, |
| definition | : | abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | hydrocephalus, hydrocephaly, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | abrachia, |
| definition | : | the condition of having no arms (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | progeria, |
| definition | : | a rare abnormality marked by premature aging (grey hair and wrinkled skin and stooped posture) in a child (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | cyclopia, |
| definition | : | a developmental abnormality in which there is only one eye (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | spinal curvature, |
| definition | : | an abnormal curvature of the vertebral column (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | subnormality, |
| definition | : | the state of being less than normal (especially with respect to intelligence) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | anomalousness, anomaly, |
| definition | : | deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | gynecomastia, |
| definition | : | excessive development of the breasts in males; usually the result of hormonal imbalance or treatment with certain drugs (including some antihypertensives) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | infantilism, |
| definition | : | an abnormal condition in which an older child or adult retains infantile characteristics (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | macrocephaly, megacephaly, megalocephaly, |
| definition | : | an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | microbrachia, |
| definition | : | abnormally small arms (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | pachycheilia, |
| definition | : | an abnormal thickness of the lips (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | phimosis, |
| definition | : | an abnormal tightness of the foreskin preventing retraction over the glans (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | irritation, |
| definition | : | (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | sequela, |
| definition | : | any abnormality following or resulting from a disease or injury or treatment (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | squint, strabismus, |
| definition | : | abnormal alignment of one or both eyes (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | torticollis, wryneck, |
| definition | : | an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | varix, |
| definition | : | abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel (noun.state) |
| antonym | : | normalcy, normality, |
| definition | : | being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | abnormal, unnatural, |
| definition | : | not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | normalcy, normality, |
| definition | : | being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | abnormal, unnatural, |
| definition | : | not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm (adj.all) |
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