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 0 facts

    Congenital absence of the heart (as in the development of some monsters).

  • acephalia 0 facts

    Absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters).

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  • dysplasia 6 facts

    Abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such...

  • spinal curvature 4 facts

    An abnormal curvature of the vertebral column.

  • cryptorchidy 2 facts

    Failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops.

  • deviance 2 facts

    A state or condition markedly different from the norm.

  • anomaly 2 facts

    Deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule.

  • deviated septum 1 facts

    Abnormal displacement of any wall that separates two chambers (usually in the nasal...

  • mental abnormality 1 facts

    Any abnormality of mental function.

  • infantilism 1 facts

    An abnormal condition in which an older child or adult retains infantile characteri...

  • ectrodactyly 0 facts

    Congenital abnormality involving the absence of some fingers or toes.

  • progeria 0 facts

    A rare abnormality marked by premature aging (grey hair and wrinkled skin and stooped posture)...

  • dextrocardia 0 facts

    Abnormal condition where the heart is located toward the right side of the chest.

  • erethism 0 facts

    An abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity to stimulation of an organ or...

  • palmature 0 facts

    An abnormality in which the fingers are webbed.

  • fetal distress 0 facts

    An abnormal condition of a fetus; usually discovered during pregnancy and characterized...

  • hypospadias 0 facts

    An abnormal condition in males in which the urethra opens on the under surface of the...

  • hypervitaminosis 0 facts

    An abnormal condition resulting from taking vitamins excessively; can be serious...

  • lagophthalmos 0 facts

    Abnormal condition in which an eye cannot close completely.

  • acromicria 0 facts

    Abnormally small extremities (underdeveloped fingers and toes).

  • acorea 0 facts

    Absence of the pupil in an eye.

  • acromphalus 0 facts

    Abnormal protrusion of the navel; sometimes the start of umbilical hernia.

  • amastia 0 facts

    Absence of the mammary glands (either through surgery or developmental defect).

  • anorchism 0 facts

    Absence of one of both testes.

  • aneuploidy 0 facts

    An abnormality involving a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid...

  • nanophthalmos 0 facts

    Condition in which both eyes are abnormally small but otherwise normal.

  • irritation 0 facts

    (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation; "any food produced irritation of the...

  • obliquity 0 facts

    The presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle.

  • pneumothorax 0 facts

    Abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in the collapse of the lung;...

  • atresia 0 facts

    An abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in the body (as the urethra) is...

  • macrencephaly 0 facts

    An abnormally large braincase.

  • atypicality 0 facts

    Any state that is not typical.

  • regression 0 facts

    An abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely.

  • cyclopia 0 facts

    A developmental abnormality in which there is only one eye.

  • hepatomegaly 0 facts

    Abnormal enlargement of the liver.

  • transposition 0 facts

    Any abnormal position of the organs of the body.

  • inversion 0 facts

    Abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper...

  • subnormality 0 facts

    The state of being less than normal (especially with respect to intelligence).

  • gynecomastia 0 facts

    Excessive development of the breasts in males; usually the result of hormonal imbalance...

  • retroversion 0 facts

    A turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part; "retroversion of the uteru...

  • microbrachia 0 facts

    Abnormally small arms.

  • macrocephaly 0 facts

    An abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased...

  • pachycheilia 0 facts

    An abnormal thickness of the lips.

  • microcephaly 0 facts

    An abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain.

  • phimosis 0 facts

    An abnormal tightness of the foreskin preventing retraction over the glans.

  • hydramnios 0 facts

    An abnormality of pregnancy; accumulation of excess amniotic fluid.

  • hydatid mole 0 facts

    An abnormality during pregnancy; chorionic villi around the fetus degenerate and form...

  • hydrocephalus 0 facts

    An abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the...

  • abrachia 0 facts

    The condition of having no arms.

  • brachydactyly 0 facts

    Abnormal shortness of fingers and toes.

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