abnormality

Noun
  1. An abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies (synset 114525310)
    is a type of: physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
    subtypes:
    • 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
    • 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
    • retroflection, retroflexion, retroversion - a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part
    • sequela - any abnormality following or resulting from a disease or injury or treatment
    • 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
    same as: abnormalcy
  2. Retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence (synset 105654380)
    is a type of: backwardness, mental retardation, retardation, slowness, subnormality - lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
    subtypes: feeblemindedness - severe mental deficiency
    same as: mental defectiveness
  3. Marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal (synset 104805434)
    is a type of: strangeness, unfamiliarity - unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
    same as: freakishness
  4. Behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality (synset 100738486)
    is a type of: misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed - improper or wicked or immoral behavior
    subtypes: deviance, deviation - deviate behavior
    same as: irregularity

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