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abnormality

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abnormality

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ab·nor·mal·i·ty /ˌæbnɔːˈmæləti $ -nər-/ ●○○ noun (plural abnormalities) [countable, uncountable]  NORMALan abnormal feature, especially something that is wrong with part of someone’s body 〔尤指身体的〕不正常,变异;变态 tests that can detect genetic abnormalities in the foetus 可以查出胎儿遗传变异的化验
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abnormalityDyslexia may be caused by a brain abnormality involving the sense of sight.But this sense of isolation and estrangement was easy enough to understand, and certainly indicated no abnormality.There is no clear correlation between the number of injections and the degree of abnormality recorded.Intuitive judgements of the kind listed above are undoubtedly more informative than gross judgements of abnormality.The defence have said medical evidence gleaned from tests on Mr Harris' brain shows he suffers from a rare abnormality.It is a terrible abnormality that I am determined to correct.
ab·nor·mal·i·ty nounChineseSyllable
Corpus an with feature, that is abnormal part of wrong especially something


abnormality
abnormality /ˌæbnɔːˈmæləti, ˌæbnɔːˈmælɪti $ -nər-/ noun (plural abnormalities) [uncountable and countable]
 Word Family: noun: NORMALITY/NORMALCYabnormality, normal, normalization; verb: normalize; adverb: normallyabnormally; adjective: normalabnormal
an abnormal feature, especially something that is wrong with part of someone’s body:
    tests that can detect genetic abnormalities in the foetus


ab·nor·mal·ityBrE /ˌæbnɔːˈmæləti/ 🔊NAmE /ˌæbnɔːrˈmæləti/ 🔊 noun (
plural
ab·nor·mal·ities
)
[countable, uncountable]
a feature or characteristic in a person's body or behaviour that is not usual and may be harmful, worrying or cause illness (身体、行为等)异常,反常,变态,畸形abnormalities of the heart心脏异常congenital/foetal abnormality 先天性/胎儿畸形