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ABNORMAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Much greater than the normal
Example:
abnormal ambition
Classified under:
Similar:
immoderate (beyond reasonable limits)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
Example:
an abnormal interest in food
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
aberrant; deviant; deviate (markedly different from an accepted norm)
anomalous (deviating from the general or common order or type)
antidromic (conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal)
atypical; irregular (deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal)
brachydactylic; brachydactylous (having abnormally short finger or toes)
defective (markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior)
freakish (characteristic of a freak)
kinky; perverted ((used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes)
subnormal (below normal or average)
supernormal (exceeding the normal or average)
vicarious (occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function)
Also:
insane (afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement)
Attribute:
normalcy; normality (being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning)
Antonym:
normal (conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal)
Derivation:
abnormality (behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality)
abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development
Example:
an abnormal personality
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
exceptional (deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence)
Domain category:
psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)
Antonym:
normal (being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development)
Derivation:
abnormality (retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence)
Context examples:
A laboratory test result that indicates the presence of abnormal peripheral blood and/or bone marrow values.
(Abnormal Hematology Test Result, NCI Thesaurus)
An abnormal human cell type which can occur in either disease states or disease models.
(Abnormal Cell, NCI Thesaurus)
A finding based on laboratory test results that indicate abnormal levels of prolactin hormone in a blood specimen.
(Abnormal Blood Prolactin, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
A laboratory test result which indicates abnormal levels of prolactin hormone in the blood.
(Abnormal Blood Prolactin, NCI Thesaurus)
The determination of the amount of abnormal cells present in a sample.
(Abnormal Cell Count, NCI Thesaurus)
A measurement of the abnormal cells in a biological specimen.
(Abnormal Cell Count, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A laboratory test result which indicates abnormal levels of growth hormone in a biologic specimen.
(Abnormal Growth Hormone, NCI Thesaurus)
Predictive of abnormal acid-base status at time of observation.
(Abnormal Continuous Cardiotocography Pattern, NCI Thesaurus)
A microscopic finding that relates to the architectural patterns of a normal or abnormal cellular population in a tissue specimen.
(Morphologic Architectural Pattern, NCI Thesaurus)
A condition in which abnormal cells are found in the glandular tissue that lines certain internal organs, such as the uterus, cervix, lung, pancreas, and colon.
(Adenocarcinoma in situ, NCI Dictionary)
