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  • noun Plural form of abnormality.

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Examples

  • SARAH PALIN, (R) ALASKA: When my amniocentesis results came back showing what they called abnormalities, oh, dear God, I knew I had instantly an understanding for that fleeting moment why someone would believe it could seem possible to change those circumstances, just make it all go away and get some normalcy back in life.

    CNN Transcript Apr 17, 2009 2009

  • (Serotonin abnormalities can also develop from environmental pressures as well, such as early loss in childhood.)

    Gladwell: cultural norms affect drinking! | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010

  • Autism is frequently accompanied by seizures that experts believe may stem from the same brain abnormalities that cause the developmental disorder.

    Speculation remains regarding possible Scientology connection in death of Jett Travolta 2009

  • To explain abnormalities in the Earth's magnetic field, Halley proposed that the Earth is hollow, and things haven't been the same since.

    Book Review: Hollow Earth 2007

  • But the more you accept pro-choice premises, the more likely you are to share the point of view expressed by the other commenter Ezra quotes – namely, that aborting fetuses with genetic abnormalities is no different than two people at risk of passing on a genetic disorder to their offspring choosing not to procreate in the first place.

    Are We All Eugenicists Now? 2007

  • To explain abnormalities in the Earth's magnetic field, Halley proposed that the Earth is hollow, and things haven't been the same since.

    Archive 2007-04-01 2007

  • People with serious cases of writer's cramp have brain abnormalities, according to a study published in the July 24, 2007, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

    July 23rd, 2007 2007

  • Brain abnormalities found in people with writer's cramp

    July 23rd, 2007 2007

  • As I have said, the question of long-term abnormalities in behavioral and emotional development is still unsettled.

    Shouldn’t I Be Happy? M.D. Shaila Misri 1985

  • Childhood cancer survival associates with high risk of abnormal cardiac function cancer survival is associated with increased risk of long-term abnormalities in cardiac function, according to a report in the July 26 issue of

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010

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