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abnormality |
the quality, state, or condition of being abnormal. [1/2 definitions] |
acromegaly |
a chronic disease causing abnormal enlargement of the hands, feet, and parts of the face, usu. caused by a tumor of the pituitary gland. |
Addison's disease |
a disease caused by disturbance or failure of the adrenal glands, resulting in anemia, low blood pressure, weakness, and an abnormal brownish tinge to the skin. |
adhesion |
an abnormal growing together of separate body tissues. [1/4 definitions] |
agoraphobia |
an abnormal fear of open or public spaces. |
allergic |
having abnormal or disabling sensitivity to certain agents such as drugs, food, or pollen, resulting in a hypersensitive reaction upon exposure (usu. fol. by "to"). [1/3 definitions] |
amenorrhea |
abnormal absence or stoppage of menstruation. |
anatomical peculiarity |
a physical trait or characteristic of one's body that is considered unusual or abnormal. |
anomalous |
differing from the norm, standard, or common type or rule; abnormal. [1/2 definitions] |
atresia |
the abnormal absence or closure of an orifice or passage within the body. [1/2 definitions] |
biomedicine |
the branch of medicine concerned with human survival and functioning in abnormal environmental conditions. |
calculus |
an abnormal stonelike accumulation of mineral salts in an organ of the body, such as a kidney stone. [1/2 definitions] |
chlorosis |
an abnormal yellowing or color loss in green plant tissue because of insufficient light or nutrition, genetic disorder, or disease that results in deficient chlorophyll production. [1/2 definitions] |
claustrophobia |
an abnormal fear of being in closed or confined places. |
croup1 |
an abnormal respiratory condition, most common in children, the symptoms of which include coughing and difficulty in breathing. |
delusion |
a mistaken or false belief, esp. one that persists despite evidence to the contrary, as in certain abnormal mental states. [1/2 definitions] |
diabetes mellitus |
a chronic and potentially fatal form of diabetes characterized by insulin deficiency, excess sugar in the blood and urine, and abnormal thirst and hunger. |
dicephalous |
two-headed, as an abnormal fetus. |
dilatation |
in medicine, the state or condition of abnormal enlargement of an organ, cavity, or canal of the body. |
disease |
an abnormal physical or mental condition that causes an organism to function wrongly; illness; sickness. [2 definitions] |
dissociation |
in a human being, the abnormal separation of a group of mental activities from ordinary consciousness, as in one afflicted with amnesia or multiple personalities. [1/2 definitions] |
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