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abnormality

[ab-nawr-mal-i-tee] / ˌæb nɔrˈmæl ɪ ti /


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Dickson described one case where a woman who had an abnormality in her pregnancy had her care delayed by six weeks, and another where a woman couldn't afford to travel.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Taken together, the researchers say these findings suggest that this metabolic abnormality may actively contribute to Alzheimer's disease rather than simply occur as a consequence of it.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026

Lajos is born with skin so pale it is almost transparent, and while Mr. Biedermann soon ceases to mention the abnormality, it introduces Lajos’s uncanny lifelong sensation of invisibility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

“There is an abnormality with this trial and how the competitor product has done, it’s neither in their label or their own trials.”

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 23, 2026

Neither Sarah Taylor nor almost any person, except Maggie, could have possibly understood the kind of abnormality Kate Fox had lived with since she was eleven years old.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

New MRI measures can evaluate abnormalities with more specificity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The researchers also discovered that the abnormalities were not limited to molecular signaling.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Importantly, these abnormalities were associated with how quickly cognitive abilities declined, rather than how well someone performed on cognitive tests at a particular age.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

By bringing these systems together, the scientists were able to recreate events that occur before the severe vascular abnormalities seen in postmortem human brain tissue.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Ptolemy believed not only that behavior patterns were influenced by the planets and the stars but also that questions of stature, complexion, national character and even congenital physical abnormalities were determined by the stars.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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