How To Use Abnormal In A Sentence

If any are found, a biopsy then takes place, where small samples of body tissue are examined under the microscope for abnormal cells. The Sun
No other abnormalities were detected in the cervix, uterus, ovaries, or fallopian tubes.
Congenital brain anomalies like microcephaly, abnormal cortical mantle formation, agenesis of the corpus callosum have been reported.
I wanted to tell the lady in Cairo that she was exaggerating her dress, that it was unnatural and abnormal.
On Friday, I went in, as scheduled, for a colposcopy, which is what’s called for if the Pap smear appears abnormal. Life Among the Dead

Transvaginal echography is employed not only for diagnosing the pregnancy, but also for identifying abnormalities. CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
Every episode marked him, though there is no evidence of any abnormal behaviour.
Further scans are required to confirm the diagnosis of an abnormality.
An increasing number of tests are available for detecting foetal abnormalities.
The driving force of primary migration is mainly abnormal high pressure and that of secondary migration is buoyance and fluid potential difference.
In most cases of gout decreased urinary excretion of urate is the most common metabolic abnormality.
As is always the case when a film contains an abnormal character, the actor portraying him takes the spotlight.
A fracture dislocation occurs across a joint and involves abnormal displacement of the joint surfaces from one another.
She said a post-mortem examination revealed he had suffered ‘a massive heart attack’ caused by a heart abnormality.
In addition, other factors such as endotoxaemia, sepsis, and fever may contribute to further exaggerate these circulatory abnormalities.
Chromosomal abnormalities included gonosomal aberrations in 5 cases.
The patients, all of whom were habitual heroin users, were aware of an abnormal local reaction from the time of the suspect injection.
Constitutional chromosome abnormalities were identified in 14.3 per cent of azoospermic and 6.5 per cent of oligozoospermic men, with an overall rate of 10.2 per cent.
Symptoms include near vision image blur, abnormal color perception, monocular diplopia, glare, and impaired visual acuity, and may vary depending on location of the cataract.
In rare cases, ovarian cysts can cause abnormal amounts of hormones to be produced.
Everything went from really normal to abnormal really quickly. Times, Sunday Times
What was abnormal behaviour five years ago is now seen as totally normal. The Sun
Poverty is an abnormality to rich people. It is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell.
The level was so high that a second reading was taken and although this was lower it was still so abnormal as to be fatal.
The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive. Jason Silva: On Creativity, Marijuana and "a Butterfly Effect in Thought"
The genesis of abdominal pain or disordered bowel habit is generally ascribed to abnormal colonic motor function.
In addition to proteinuria, markers of damage to the kidneys include abnormalities in the urinary sediment and abnormal findings on imaging studies.
FA cells are extremely sensitive to exposure from agents that can cause DNA interstrand crosslinks (ICLs), abnormal structures that block DNA replication. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
A routine scan revealed abnormalities in the foetus.
There is a well established role for termination of pregnancy in certain congenital abnormalities.
Overtreatment of multiple hormonal imbalances can cause central obesity and atherogenic and metabolic abnormalities.
Numerous diseases were known to relate with glycan structural abnormality.
Others have argued that these periods of droughts are not abnormal.
The machinist pressed his ear to the instrument in order to listen and tell where the abnormal sound came from.
Vivisection, for instance, cannot furnish unimpugnable results, for excessive shock tends of itself to make the response of a tissue abnormal. Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches
The reason why children with AGS may be prone to fractures is unknown, although several factors may include: abnormally-shaped bones due to the defect in JAG1, poor calcium intake and/or calcium malabsorption and decreased physical activity. Skeletal Problems and Alagille Syndrome
According to humoral theory, the body comprised of the four humours blood, phlegm, choler, and melancholy; and pathological conditions are the result of humoral abnormalities.
Although many factors have been linked to preterm delivery, including infection, fetal abnormality and antepartum hemorrhage, no specific cause can be identified in more than one half of all cases.
One of the common diseases in the eye is abnormal blood vessels that grow in the back of the eye called macular degeneration. CNN Transcript Aug 6, 2009
SARAH PALIN, (R) ALASKA: When my amniocentesis results came back showing what they called abnormalities, oh, dear God, I knew I had instantly an understanding for that fleeting moment why someone would believe it could seem possible to change those circumstances, just make it all go away and get some normalcy back in life. CNN Transcript Apr 17, 2009
Any problems with the coaxial cable, connectors, jumpers, or the antenna will show up as an abnormality on the display.
The authors calculate that the risk of testicular cancer is approximately 5 percent in cryptorchid boys with intra-abdominal testes, abnormal external genitalia or an abnormal karyotype.
RS means turning a normal family hatchback into a rather abnormal car with the performance of a supercar and the handling of a rally car. The Sun
In the accident identification system, there are circuits to determine when there is an abnormal movement that indicates an accident.
Whilst such hormonal changes may be the proximate cause of false oestrus events here, at least three different abnormal hormonal mechanisms must be invoked to explain the occurrence in senescent females, pregnant females, and females in lactational anoestrus. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
You know what I mean - visibly dirty, pronouncedly smelly, and exhibiting abnormal behavior (usually attributed to drug use).
The abnormal hike in fuel prices leads to increase in prices of essential commodities.
they were behaving abnormally
Many human developmental abnormalities arise from abnormalities in the moulding of sheets of cells.
When the placenta function obstacles, umbilical cord around the neck, improper use of pregnant women, the case of adverse external stimulus, may cause abnormal fetal movement.
Always wear high heel shoe, consequently leads to plantar fascia always under abnormal tensions.
As knowledge of basic platelet metabolism increases it will be more easy to identify platelet abnormalities and their pathogenesis in diabetes mellitus.
Because vitamin E can thin the blood, high doses might increase the risk of abnormal bleeding.
The machinist pressed his ear to the instrument in order to listen and tell where the abnormal sound came from.
Both are characterised by a focal or multifocal pattern of distribution, abnormal cellular proliferation, and a genetic component.
Other common malformations include congenital heart, kidney, or Gl abnormalities.
Intuitive judgements of the kind listed above are undoubtedly more informative than gross judgements of abnormality.
Despite the disturbing number of abnormal births and other radiogenic illnesses affecting the human population, life below the surface of Rongelap seemed to be quite healthy in 1996.
If the vital signs are abnormal or the mild depression / inappetence continues for more than 48 hours, the horse should be examined by a veterinarian. TheHorse.com News
The etiology of preeclampsia is unknown, but widespread pathologic changes can result in pulmonary edema, oliguria, seizures, thrombocytopenia, and abnormal liver enzymes.
Her smear test has shown abnormal cells. The Sun
In the second pregnancy trimester abnormal amniotic fetal cells can be detected.
Hypochondroplasia is a similar condition, often diagnosed as the child develops, but the inherent abnormalities are less apparent than with achondroplasia.
We find that the violent offenders as a group do differ to normals, but it doesn't mean to say that every murderer does have an abnormal profile.
Then, cryosurgery is performed in the same visit to destroy the abnormal cells. Craig and Marc Kielburger: How Screening Saves Lives
Instead of improving, the boy suffered formation of abnormal passageways between tissues called fistulas and blockages in his intestines. JSOnline.com
People who have a G6PD deficiency have the following symptoms: pale skin fatigued and tired rapid and shallow breathing abnormal/rapid heartbeat enlarged spleen yellowish tint to eyes galactosemia which is found in babies. CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
In people with leukemia, the bone marrow produces a large number of abnormal white blood cells.
In abnormal male flowers, stamens develop as carpelloid structures, whilst in abnormal female flowers, the staminodes (vestigial stamens) develop as pseudocarpel structures.
Abnormal exams included clearly severe abnormalities in motor tone, levels of activity, or delays.
Excess fat contains an enzyme called aromatase, which converts some of your body's testosterone into estrogen and may lead to assorted abnormalities, such as gynecomastia (unsightly man-boobs).
Several of these molecular abnormalities have independent prognostic importance in the context of particular treatment regimens.
Introduce two examples that when the flicker system using AD11 three-state energy-conversation indicator lamp indicates abnormally, how to search for and handle faults.
Inhalation of mercury vapor over a long period may cause mercurialism which is characterized by fine tremors and erethism" "" Erethism may be manifested by abnormal shyness, blushing, self-consciousness, depression or despondency, resentment of criticism, irritability or excitability, headache, fatigue and insomnia. THE MERCURY MISCHIEF: As Obama Warns of Hazards, the FDA Approves Mercury Dental Fillings
In the cases of some 8 children - two thirds of the total - you changed normal histopathology results to abnormal results, in a so-called "research review", despite claiming that the series was merely a clinical report. The witch-hunt against Andrew Wakefield
They are the unwanted foreign element, that which is abnormal in comparison to the protagonist's normal state.
If a polyp or abnormal tissue is found, the doctor may choose to remove it with a snare or cautery, or may take a biopsy.
The caliber and number of vessels are not appreciably different between the normal and abnormal regions of lung.
A routine scan revealed abnormalities in the fetus.
But forewarned is forearmed, and four armed is usually a defect in early limb development related to abnormal patterning of the developing limb bud. Cheeseburger Gothic » Burger lite.
Excessive sebum production secondary to sebaceous gland hyperplasia is the first abnormality to occur.
The word physiologic implies something healthy and normal, but Sappho's poems are not healthy and normal; they are abnormal, they are pathologic. Primitive Love and Love-Stories
By targeting receptors of a hormone called vasopressin, it is hoped that the investigational drug will prove effective in controlling the abnormal contractions that cause painful periods. THE MEDICAL NEWS
Jason Soon has an interesting post drawing attention to research suggesting a link between psychopathic and sociopathic personalities and abnormal brain development.
Conclusion: Maternal folate deficiency can change the ultrastructure of fetal rat lobus frontalis. It may lead to abnormality of neuronal function and disturb fetal brain development.
Histologic examination of the colon did not show blue discoloration or abnormalities, with the exception of moderate autolysis.
It can take ten years for abnormal cells detected by smears to become cancerous. The Sun
They practically balked at the idea that I might have some abnormal obstruction to recognition. Times, Sunday Times
One reason why this is so, might be that our definitions of abnormality are predicated on definitions of normality.
However, since 1954, when this suggestion was first made, all attempts to locate adrenochrome or other abnormal metabolites of adrenalin in mental patients have failed. The Human Brain
An abnormally high count known as leukocytosis might indicate such conditions as leukemia, rheumatoid arthritis, tissue damage or infection. News
A scan showed an abnormal gall bladder. The Sun
Abnormalities in the cells can be seen quite clearly under a microscope.
Within the first year, his group of prosectors had completed summaries on more than 1000 autopsies, carefully documenting every congenital and acquired lesion and cataloging the abnormalities.
Abnormal levels of alpha-fetoprotein in amniotic fluid or maternal blood may indicate an increased risk for a variety of birth defects or chromosomal disorders. Glossary
Babies born to obese women face a higher risk of death, stillbirth, congenital abnormality, shoulder dystocia – where a baby's shoulder becomes stuck during birth – and an increased likelihood of childhood obesity. Mothers who lose weight before further pregnancy 'reduce risks'
More importantly, the display highlights any system or area experiencing abnormal conditions, whether plant malfunction or unacceptable ambience levels.
But doctors say he has meningocele, a form of spina bifida where the spinal cord develops abnormally. The Sun
Drivers could find themselves stuck in rush hour jams due to new rules for moving abnormal loads, warns the AA Motoring Trust.
In most cases the skull is abnormally small or misshapen, particularly at the back, according to the Mayo Clinic Web site, one of the sources White consulted. Woman's crushing headache took years to diagnose
For example, big purebreds like German shepherds and Labs and Rottweilers, they tend to suffer from hip dysplasia, which is an abnormality that can require hip replacement, and that's pretty expensive. CNN Transcript Jun 14, 2003
Breast thermography measures differences in infrared heat emission from normal breast tissue and benign breast abnormalities (such as fibrocystic disease, cysts, infections and benign tumors) thus differentiating them from breast cancers. WN.com - Articles related to Mickelson wins Masters, left PGA tour due to wife's breast cancer; what every woman should know
Careful inspection of the bones revealed distinct pathologic abnormalities.
Vegetable grower in central Florida are selling big crops of lettuce at prices that have been pushed abnormally high by the Winter, spring rains that made California lettuce scarce and unappetizing.
Researchers are still trying to isolate the gene that causes this abnormality.
Blood vessels develop abnormally in cancer tumours.
Endoscopy allows doctors to check for irritation, ulcers, inflammation and abnormal tissue growth in the internal organs.
Another condition seen in pregnant women is hypotension or abnormally low blood pressure.
The corresponding larval phenotypes include hypertrophied hematopoietic organs, increased numbers of circulating hemocytes, and abnormal differentiation of lamellocytes that represent up to 50% of the cells.
If and when an abnormality is detected, treatment or lifestyle advice may be given to the patient. Times, Sunday Times
Last spring they warned about abnormal test scores that recorded high readings of hematocrit, a measure of the volume of red blood cells.
We've seen a boom in building in the United States that is at a record level, except for that one Korean War blip, and so I think it's a highly abnormal situation that we've been in.
Both schizophrenia and mood disorders show evidence of decreased activity in frontal lobes and abnormal function of the system for directed attention.
And that starts with introducing the mass of Canadian voters to human rights commissions, and introducing them in a manner that demonstrates the abnormalcy of these commissions -- how they fly in the face of our instinctive Canadian notions of justice, fair play, freedoms, pluralism, etc. Ezra Levant: May 2008 Archives
A painful flatfoot can be a sign of a congenital abnormality or an injury to the muscles and tendons of the foot.
Technically speaking, a dimple is a congenital abnormality caused by the cheek muscles failing to develop properly. Times, Sunday Times
For a long time we wanted to believe that here we were dealing with abnormal monsters, psychopaths, or mentally defective, even psychotic individuals.
Some preventive methods overlap but only one was considered for each congenital abnormality entity.
Mitral valve prolapse occurs when varying portions of one or both leaflets of the mitral valve extend or protrude abnormally above the mitral annulus into the left atrium.
The patient has an abnormal rhythm in the upper chamber of his heart.
Pregnancies can be established with subnormal parameters, illustrating the importance of the female partner's fertility potential and the fact that an abnormal semen analysis cannot be equated with subfertility.
A thyroglossal duct cyst is the most common congenital anomaly of the thyroid gland and midline masses in childhood (70% abnormality in childhood, 7% in adult). BioMed Central - Latest articles
In clinical practice it is essential to know how a particular test result predicts the risk of abnormality.
In his world, normality and abnormality are the same.
Arrowheads in (G-I) mark abnormal divisions in protoderm. PLoS Biology: New Articles
The foreskin on a penis with hypospadias is also abnormal.
What advice should be offered to a woman who has a normal colposcopy result after a smear shows low grade cervical abnormalities?
Fetal cells contained in the amniotic fluid will be tested for Down syndrome and other chromosomal abnormalities.
For when an emphysematous lung shall fully occupy the right thoracic side from B to L, then G, the liver, will protrude considerably into the abdomen beneath the right asternal ribs, and yet will not be therefore proof positive that the liver is diseased and abnormally enlarged. Surgical Anatomy
Researchers are still trying to isolate the gene that causes this abnormality.
- I do not think that (an abnormal amount of) oil is getting into the combustion chamber because I have nearly zero blowby in the IC/throttle, turbo inlet, or breather lines. NASIOC
In many cases, slabs and setts are poorly laid with considerable discrepancies from paviour to paviour giving an uneven surface which is abnormal.
Others argued that the bones were from modern human pygmies or people whose brains were dwarfed by a genetic disease called cretinism, giving rise to a small body and abnormally tiny skull. COSMOS magazine - The science of everything
His anxiety proneness seems less pronounced now than it was in 1985, but in spite of this he proved to be abnormally suggestible, compliant and acquiescent.
ROSEMONT, IL -- Marines and other military personnel who are wounded in combat as the result of a high-energy trauma, such as a bomb blast, are likely to develop an abnormality known as heterotopic ossification. Science Blog - Science news straight from the source
After the uterus is emptied, about 20 percent of complete moles and 2 percent of partial moles persist and the remaining abnormal tissue may continue to grow.
Electrocardiography, stress electrocardiography, echocardiography and cardiac scan with dipyridamole test, as well as carotid Doppler ultrasonography, showed no abnormalities.
Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations
Forecasters expect northwest Alabama will be classified as abnormally dry when this week's edition of the U.S. Local News from TimesDaily
Echocardiography found typical features of early recipient twin cardiomyopathy, with thickening and decreased contractility of the wall of the right ventricle and abnormal function (regurgitation) of the tricuspid valve connecting the right atrium to the right ventricle. Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS)
A rigid abnormality was caused by subluxation of the tarsometatarsal joint with subluxation of the metatarsals.
The statistical significance of the findings increases with each abnormal result. Times, Sunday Times
Most episodes are due to urinary tract infections and renal cyst rupture that relate to the underlying anatomical abnormalities.
Finally, it had been explained to us that the remembrance of this abnormal treason had been underlying and perniciously influencing the whole course of Haytian national history. West Indian Fables by James Anthony Froude Explained by J. J. Thomas
Abnormalities of blood flow or venous stasis normally occur after prolonged immobility or confinement to bed.
This article reviewed the abnormal conformation about the AD related proteins.
Abnormal behaviour is called psychopathology and is classified on the basis of its symptoms, the classification is called a diagnosis. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
The cause of male infertility according to the medical model of infertility is due to abnormal sperm parameters, azoospermia and antisperm antibodies.
It is suggested that abnormal cholesterol metabolism plays an important role in gallstone formation.
As regards studies of the abnormalities of the sexual impulse, under the name of _paradoxical sexual impulse_ cases have been published in which that impulse manifested itself at an age of life in which it is normally non-existent -- old age and childhood. The Sexual Life of the Child
The royal voice resounded through the sticky night air, carried beyond its normal range by an abnormally chilly gust of air.
The Merriam-Webster dictionary provides the following definition for the word anomaly; "something anomalous: something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified. Forbes.com: News
Including abnormal curvature of cervical vertebrae, hyperosteogeny, narrowing of vertebrae tube and disc height.
All these conditions tend to be recognised in childhood when abnormal heart sounds and murmurs are heard. BMA Family Doctor Guide - Heart Disease
Among the more common reasons are hormone imbalance caused by your body secreting too much estrogen or not enough progesterone; the effects of hormone pills; fibroids; polyps; adenomyosis (see page 209); infection; abnormal growth of the uterine lining (endometrium); chronic endometritis (inflammation or infection of the lining of the uterus); and thyroid hormonal changes. Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause
Some epileptics produce normal scans, while abnormal ones can be caused by other conditions such as migraine or severe mental illness.
The model system that was chosen to study proteolysis was degradation of abnormal hemoglobin in the reticulocyte which is the terminally differentiating red blood cell. Aaron Ciechanover - Autobiography
Absence of the infundibular stem, abnormal thickening of the stem, and mass lesions involving the infundibular stem were the predominant abnormalities.
The gingiva detaches from the tooth, the periodontal membrane and alveolar bone are damaged, and an abnormal gap develops between the tooth and gum.
Children with an abnormal coagulation profile are frequently referred to pediatric hematology clinics.
If OSW is caused by abnormal condition, it will damage some parts of brake seriously, even affect brake efficiency and cause brake failure, finally reducing the lifespan of disk brake.
It's likely in part a biologically based brain disorder, and there may even be a perceptual abnormality, some kind of fundamental visual processing problem.
If you're successful, you've doomed your family to a somewhat aberrant, abnormal existence, but it's public service.
After multidisciplinary consultation, the family requested selective bipolar umbilical cord cauterization of the abnormal parabiotic twin with transection (cutting) of the cord to reduce the risks associated with co-twin cord entanglement. Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence and Bipolar Cord
Their departure was hastened by an abnormally cold winter.
Poverty is an abnormality to rich people. It is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell.
We know that looking for abnormal cells down a microscope is not an exact science, and that is the problem.
Therefore, base excess reflects an abnormality in the buffer base concentration.
Furthermore, development and progression of MDSs are likely mediated by genetic abnormalities at the molecular level.
With two-thirds of the nation's large rocket test stands in a single place, one might guess ‘abnormally small’ is not the forte at Edwards; yet, the facility is a leader in nanotechnology and microtechnology.
Poor man was perspiring abnormally, and his face was quite pasty from fear.
So, we diagnose someone as suffering from mesenteric adenitis not just because they are in discomfort due to fever, abdominal pain and diarrhea, but because the lower right quadrant of the mesenteric lymphatic system displays abnormal inflammation. Concepts of Disease and Health
This article reviews the correct method for performing urinalysis and the differential diagnosis for several abnormal results.
She had pendular nystagmus, but pupillary and fundus examination showed nothing abnormal.
The response to thyroxine in patients with positive autoantibodies or abnormal thyrotrophin releasing hormone responses did not differ from that in other participants; numbers were too small for detailed analysis.
Therefore other metabolic abnormalities have been sought in diabetic subjects which might contribute to the increased vascular risk.
In addition, the elevator may overbalance so that the force needed to move forwards on the stick is abnormally high.
Adverse drug effects, which were more common in the rhythm control group, included bradycardia (abnormally low heart rate) and lung problems.
A routine scan revealed abnormalities in the fetus.
It does help to distinguish mesotheliomas from reactive, proliferating mesothelium, which typically has no cytogenetic abnormalities.
Subclinical thyroid dysfunction, with abnormal thyroid-stimulating hormone and normal free thyroxine and triiodothyronine levels, also is associated with cardiac changes.
Objective:To study the effect of ankle foot orthoses on improving the abnormal gait pattern in spastic diplegia cerebral palsy children.
As many congenital abnormalities can be prevented, these developmental defects should not be considered an irreducible component of perinatal mortality.
If a neurochemical abnormality in "amnesiac" fruit flies affects their memories, then there's hope that the same neurochemical in humans could be targeted to affectively treat our own memory disorders. Gee Henry: Book Review: Marlene Zuk's 'Sex on Six Legs'
She had taken the not abnormal route to mainstream, rightish orthodoxy by a basic grounding in left-wing student activism. THE SCAR
Abnormal levels of alpha-fetoprotein in amniotic fluid or maternal blood may indicate an increased risk for a variety of birth defects or chromosomal disorders. Glossary
The shine of rain on the asphalt blurred abnormally, looking less liquid than electric.
So normal, healthy people could easily be diagnosed as abnormal. Times, Sunday Times
After all, who wants to be unnatural or abnormal? Coping with Stress at Work
The band is fitted over the area of the head which is abnormally predominant, and redirects the growth into flattened areas.
This may be a consequence of abnormally rapid decay of lexemes in the phonological output lexicon.
Speaking of heart disease, is there a link between the risk of coronary and the risk of having a baby with a congenital abnormality?
Colonic mucosal biopsies of tissue from CD patients found abnormally low levels of zinc from uninflamed but not from inflamed tissue.
Until 2003, scientists knew that the principal distinction between the “normalcy” of a cell and the “abnormalcy” of a cancer cell lay in the accumulation of genetic mutations—ras, myc, Rb, neu, and so forth—that unleashed the hallmark behaviors of cancer cells. The Emperor of All Maladies
When a growth of abnormal blood vessels occurs, such bending and waviness can become quite pronounced.
All women are supposedly naturally maternal and any woman who rejects this role is seen as deviant and abnormal.
Although 200 mcg of an absorbable organic form of chromium such as picolinate can improve blood indices for type 2 diabetics, it was not sufficient to reverse all glucose abnormalities.
Further radiography, on day 3, showed resolution of the abnormalities, and the infection screen was negative.
The real danger in ketosis is that ketones are acidic, and high levels of ketones make the blood abnormally acid.
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