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abnormality

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


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The regions cleared of amyloid showed little or no buildup of tau tangles, another protein abnormality strongly associated with brain cell damage and declining memory.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

It will facilitate the development of bespoke therapies that target a specific problem, such as a genetic abnormality, that causes severely debilitating or life-threatening diseases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 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

This emotional detachment and blandness in certain areas is other evidence of his mental abnormality.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

The condition is named after Friedrich H. Lewy, the neurologist who discovered the brain abnormalities in the early 1900s, according to the Alzheimer’s Assn. website.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Rather than remaining in one location, immune cells travel through the bloodstream and tissues, searching for signs of infection or other abnormalities.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

New MRI measures can evaluate abnormalities with more specificity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Scientists still need to determine whether these molecular abnormalities can eventually return to normal and whether treatments designed to restore healthy taste signaling could help people recover their sense of taste.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

With insufficient oxygen the orderly processes by which the tissues unfold and the organs develop are disrupted; malformations and other abnormalities then occur.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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