Word of the Day:
abnormality
What It Means
The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
Abnormality in Context
“The factors that filter out who “gets through” from conception to birth include chromosomal or genetic abnormalities of the fetus or the mother’s stress response to changes in her environment, Catalano said.”
Did You Know?
From abnormal + -ity. First attested in the mid 19th century.
Source and license
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