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abnormality
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abnormality /ab·nor·mal·i·ty/ (ab?nor-mal´i-te)
1. the state of being abnormal.

ab·nor·mal·i·ty (bnôr-ml-t)
n.
An anomaly, malformation, or difference from the normal.

abnormality
1. the state of being unlike the usual condition.
2. a malformation.

inherited abnormality
a defect of anatomy or function acquired by the patient from its parents by way of inherited material passed through the germ cells from which the patient originated. See also inheritance.

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