CONGENITAL ABNORMALITY Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the phrase congenital abnormality. (close relations)
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| aberration | nounn | |||||
noun • a state or condition markedly different from the norm • a disorder in one's mental state • an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image | ||||||
| abnormality | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies • retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence • marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal • behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality | ||||||
| anomaly | nounn | |||||
noun • deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule • a person who is unusual • (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun) | ||||||
| atypicality | nounn | |||||
noun • any state that is not typical | ||||||
| defect | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an imperfection in a bodily system • a failing or deficiency • an imperfection in an object or machine • a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) verb • desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army | ||||||
| deformity | nounn | |||||
noun • an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed • an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen | ||||||
| irregularity | nounn | |||||
noun • behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality • not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals • an irregular asymmetry in shape; an irregular spatial pattern • irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis | ||||||
| malformation | nounn | |||||
noun • an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed • something abnormal or anomalous | ||||||
| mutation | nounn | |||||
noun • (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration • (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism • a change or alteration in form or qualities | ||||||
| peculiarity | nounn | |||||
noun • an odd or unusual characteristic • a distinguishing trait • something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | ||||||
| variation | nounn | |||||
noun • an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change • an activity that varies from a norm or standard • a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished • something a little different from others of the same type • an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard • the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north • the process of varying or being varied • (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon) • (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration • (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure • the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard | ||||||
| birth defect | nounn | |||||
noun • a defect that is present at birth | ||||||
| congenital anomaly | nounn | |||||
noun • a defect that is present at birth | ||||||
| congenital defect | nounn | |||||
noun • a defect that is present at birth | ||||||
| congenital disorder | nounn | |||||
noun • a defect that is present at birth | ||||||
