Abnormality
Of physical condition. May also be referred to as abnormalcy.
An abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies.
This concept's ID is @1~73203
Monster
- acardia
Congenital absence of the heart (as in the development of some monsters).
- acephalia
Absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters).
Also contains
- dysplasia
Abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such...
- spinal curvature
An abnormal curvature of the vertebral column.
- cryptorchidy
Failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops.
- deviance
A state or condition markedly different from the norm.
- anomaly
Deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule.
- deviated septum
Abnormal displacement of any wall that separates two chambers (usually in the nasal...
- mental abnormality
Any abnormality of mental function.
- infantilism
An abnormal condition in which an older child or adult retains infantile characteri...
- ectrodactyly
Congenital abnormality involving the absence of some fingers or toes.
- progeria
A rare abnormality marked by premature aging (grey hair and wrinkled skin and stooped posture)...
- dextrocardia
Abnormal condition where the heart is located toward the right side of the chest.
- erethism
An abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity to stimulation of an organ or...
- palmature
An abnormality in which the fingers are webbed.
- fetal distress
An abnormal condition of a fetus; usually discovered during pregnancy and characterized...
- hypospadias
An abnormal condition in males in which the urethra opens on the under surface of the...
- hypervitaminosis
An abnormal condition resulting from taking vitamins excessively; can be serious...
- lagophthalmos
Abnormal condition in which an eye cannot close completely.
- acromicria
Abnormally small extremities (underdeveloped fingers and toes).
- acorea
Absence of the pupil in an eye.
- acromphalus
Abnormal protrusion of the navel; sometimes the start of umbilical hernia.
- amastia
Absence of the mammary glands (either through surgery or developmental defect).
- anorchism
Absence of one of both testes.
- aneuploidy
An abnormality involving a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid...
- nanophthalmos
Condition in which both eyes are abnormally small but otherwise normal.
- irritation
(pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation; "any food produced irritation of the...
- obliquity
The presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle.
- pneumothorax
Abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in the collapse of the lung;...
- atresia
An abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in the body (as the urethra) is...
- macrencephaly
An abnormally large braincase.
- atypicality
Any state that is not typical.
- regression
An abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely.
- cyclopia
A developmental abnormality in which there is only one eye.
- hepatomegaly
Abnormal enlargement of the liver.
- transposition
Any abnormal position of the organs of the body.
- inversion
Abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper...
- subnormality
The state of being less than normal (especially with respect to intelligence).
- gynecomastia
Excessive development of the breasts in males; usually the result of hormonal imbalance...
- retroversion
A turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part; "retroversion of the uteru...
- microbrachia
Abnormally small arms.
- macrocephaly
An abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased...
- pachycheilia
An abnormal thickness of the lips.
- microcephaly
An abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain.
- phimosis
An abnormal tightness of the foreskin preventing retraction over the glans.
- hydramnios
An abnormality of pregnancy; accumulation of excess amniotic fluid.
- hydatid mole
An abnormality during pregnancy; chorionic villi around the fetus degenerate and form...
- hydrocephalus
An abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the...
- abrachia
The condition of having no arms.
- brachydactyly
Abnormal shortness of fingers and toes.