SynonymsChromosomal abnormalitiesElectrolyte abnormalitiesSymptomsCellular abnormalitiesChromosome abnormalitiesSubstantive due proMetabolicGeneticCongenitalDevelopmentalDysfunctionDangerousnessCardiacNounAbnormalFacialBirthDiagnosisDisorderSyndromeRespiratoryDetectCase definitionMolecularEvaluationCommitPreciselyFunctionalCharacteristicsTermEpidemiologyPsychologyNeurologicalDefineMechanismsDiseaseHypertensionComplicationsIncludeStabilityMentalReliabilityDisordersPatientsBrainNormalStudyBoneProblematicCriteriaNarrowMultiple
Synonyms3
- Synonyms: abnormality, exception, peculiarity. (wordpanda.net)
- The Court left the definition up to the states, but it suggests some dangerous synonyms, like 'personality disorder. (thelastpsychiatrist.com)
- Considering some synonyms for the word are handicap, incapacity, infirmity, defect, and abnormality really brings that point home. (workerscompensation.com)
Chromosomal abnormalities5
- chromosomal abnormalities occur when a zygote's cells have? (wordpanda.net)
- down syndrome results from which of the following chromosomal abnormalities? (wordpanda.net)
- what causes chromosomal abnormalities? (wordpanda.net)
- how to detect chromosomal abnormalities? (wordpanda.net)
- how to test for chromosomal abnormalities? (wordpanda.net)
Electrolyte abnormalities1
- what is electrolyte abnormalities? (wordpanda.net)
Symptoms5
- Bone mass can decrease without symptoms for a significant period of time before fracture occurs, and since fracture is the main clinical sign of the disease, many clinicians and researchers limit the definitions of osteoporosis to the presence of an atraumatic fracture. (cdc.gov)
- 3 Screening programmes are detecting early cancers that will never cause symptoms or death, 4 sensitive diagnostic technologies identify "abnormalities" so tiny they will remain benign, 5 while widening disease definitions mean people at ever lower risks receive permanent medical labels and lifelong treatments that will fail to benefit many of them. (bmj.com)
- For each hand, our CTS case definition required both median nerve conduction abnormality and symptoms classified as "classic" or "probable" on a hand diagram. (cdc.gov)
- We suggest using specific symptoms as a first-level screening tool, and nerve conduction study as a confirmatory test, as a case definition strategy in research settings. (cdc.gov)
- The signs and symptoms of this condition vary widely, but affected individuals generally have intellectual disability, behavioral problems, obesity, and skeletal abnormalities that often include unusually short fingers and toes (brachydactyly). (medlineplus.gov)
Cellular abnormalities2
- a technician who specializes in identifying cells and cellular abnormalities. (wordpanda.net)
- Septic shock is conceptualised as cardiovascular dysfunction, tissue perfusion and cellular abnormalities caused by infection. (researchgate.net)
Chromosome abnormalities2
- what causes chromosome abnormalities? (wordpanda.net)
- It is sometimes due to chromosome abnormalities or other genetic causes. (rxlist.com)
Substantive due pro3
- In a chilling 5-4 ruling, the U.S. supreme court reversed a Kansas supreme court which invalidated the Kansas Sexually Violent Predator Act after holding that the Act ("civil commitment" of "sexually violent predators" who suffer from a "mental abnormality" or 'personality disorder") violates substantive due process by thinly disguising a punitive criminal proceeding resulting in an affirmative restraint of liberty as a "civil" procedure. (prisonlegalnews.org)
- The Kansas supreme court invalidated the Act on the ground that "mental abnormality" did not satisfy the substantive due process requirement that involuntary civil commitment must be predicated on a "mental illness" finding. (prisonlegalnews.org)
- Here's the trick: there would be no other justification for this violation of substantive due process except some mental abnormality that forces you to do things. (thelastpsychiatrist.com)
Metabolic5
- The medicinal plants Artemisia iwayomogi ( A. iwayomogi ) and Curcuma longa ( C. longa ) radix have been used to treat metabolic abnormalities in traditional Korean medicine and traditional Chinese medicine (TKM and TCM). (hindawi.com)
- The results from this study suggest that ACE has the pharmaceutical potential reducing the metabolic abnormalities in an animal model. (hindawi.com)
- Metabolic syndrome is defined as a cluster of metabolic abnormalities including obesity, hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, and hypertension [ 3 ]. (hindawi.com)
- In traditional Korean medicine (TKM) and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), metabolic abnormalities are considered indicative of " dampness/phlegm " ( 濕痰 ) and " blood stasis " ( 瘀血 ) [ 6 ]. (hindawi.com)
- Birth defects can be defined as structural or functional abnormalities, including metabolic disorders, which are present from birth. (who.int)
Genetic2
- what causes genetic abnormalities? (wordpanda.net)
- The list of AML-MRC-related cytogenetic abnormalities is shown in the section under "Molecular/Genetic Features and Methods. (medscape.com)
Congenital1
- Haemoglobinophathies (including thalassaemia and sickle cell disease) and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, which are not covered by the ICD10 definition of congenital anomalies account for 6% of all congenital disorders. (who.int)
Developmental2
- Developmental abnormalities involving structures of the heart . (online-medical-dictionary.org)
- Knowledge of normal developmental processes can aid in the understanding of developmental abnormalities and other conditions such as cancer. (nature.com)
Dysfunction2
- Generalized EEG abnormalities typically signify dysfunction of the entire brain, although such dysfunction may not be symmetric in distribution. (medscape.com)
- White matter abnormalities can cause network dysfunction that underlies major depressive disorder (MDD). (biomedcentral.com)
Dangerousness2
- How much of a leap is it to consider that "persistent drug abusers" suffer from a "mental abnormality" that predisposes them to commit "future acts of dangerousness? (prisonlegalnews.org)
- Blame Kansas v. Hendricks , the 1997 decision in which it was decided that dangerousness + a 'mental abnormality' is sufficient to involuntarily commit someone (in that case, a violent pedophile) indefinitely-- even after he has already served his sentence. (thelastpsychiatrist.com)
Cardiac1
- Concurrent with this request, the Ponce School of Medicine (PSM), led by President and Dean Dr. Manuel Martínez Maldonado, had begun a more definitive study of possible cardiac abnormalities among Vieques residents. (cdc.gov)
Noun3
- noun plural abnormalities an abnormal thing or event. (wordpanda.net)
- noun abnormalities Plural form of abnormality. (wordpanda.net)
- noun abnormalities plural of abnormality. (wordpanda.net)
Abnormal1
- The Cognitive Model of Abnormality is a way of explaining negative or abnormal behaviors as arising from disruptive patterns of thinking. (alleydog.com)
Facial2
- any of several disorders characterized by a variable cluster of birth defects that may include facial abnormalities, growth deficiency, mental retardation, and other impairments, caused by the mother's consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. (wordpanda.net)
- TMJ syndrome, which is also sometimes called TMJ disorder, results from pressure on the facial nerves due to muscle tension or abnormalities of the bones in the area of the hinge joint between the lower jaw and the temporal bone. (encyclopedia.com)
Birth2
- This report aims to inform the discussion on birth defects, including definition, epidemiology, burden of disease and interventions for prevention and care, as well as indications of how these interventions might be integrated into existing health services. (who.int)
- Irrespective of definition, birth defects can cause spontaneous abortions and stillbirths and are a significant but underrecognized cause of mortality and disability among infants and children under five years of age. (who.int)
Diagnosis1
- Surveillance case definitions are not intended to be used by healthcare providers for making a clinical diagnosis or determining how to meet an individual patient's health needs. (cdc.gov)
Disorder2
- an inherited disorder characterized by the inability to metabolize galactose and requiring a galactose-free diet to avoid consequent mental retardation and eye, spleen, and liver abnormalities. (wordpanda.net)
- Any change or abnormality of structures, functions or sensations indicative of a disorder or disease. (behavenet.com)
Syndrome3
- Classification of Primary Care (ICPC) codes were included in a respiratory syndrome by expert opinion, guided by the CDC respiratory syndrome case definition. (cdc.gov)
- OBJECTIVES: Ultrasonography (US) is sensitive for detecting echostructural abnormalities of the major salivary glands (SGs) in primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). (birmingham.ac.uk)
- The loss of this gene is thought to account for many of the characteristic features of 2q37 deletion syndrome, such as intellectual disability, behavioral problems, and skeletal abnormalities. (medlineplus.gov)
Respiratory1
- An abnormality of the respiratory system, which include the airways, lungs, and the respiratory muscles. (mcw.edu)
Detect1
- As previously mentioned, we had some constructs to help us detect abnormality based on the required intervention in each case (The pyramid). (grin.com)
Case definition1
- A surveillance case definition is a set of uniform criteria used to define a disease for public health surveillance. (cdc.gov)
Molecular1
- Definition of molecular abnormality in transthyretin (prealbumin). (medscape.com)
Evaluation1
- CT myelography is preferred for better evaluation of spinal canal abnormalities. (medscape.com)
Commit1
- locking someone up indefinitely because he has a mental abnormality and may commit a crime in the future creates a constitutional nightmare,' said Bob Perry of the New York Civil Liberties Union. (thelastpsychiatrist.com)
Precisely2
- This distinction between 'mental illness" and the less precisely defined "mental abnormality" was the also at the heart of the U.S. supreme court ruling. (prisonlegalnews.org)
- but what, precisely, is the nature of this mental abnormality? (thelastpsychiatrist.com)
Functional1
- In many cases TMJ results from a combination of psychological, anatomical, and functional factors rather than a single abnormality. (encyclopedia.com)
Characteristics1
- We assess the feasibility, reliability, and validity characteristics of the current definitions and criteria of septic shock. (researchgate.net)
Term1
- Dysglycemia is a broad term that refers to an abnormality in blood sugar stability. (healthline.com)
Epidemiology1
- Inconsistency in the definition and classification of traumatic brain injury (TBI), along with discrepancies in data collection, has made the epidemiology of TBI difficult to describe accurately. (medscape.com)
Psychology1
- NEW AQA PSYCHOLOGY Topic: Abnormality: Definitions of abnormality This lesson is jam packed with activities that will keep your students thinking and engaged throughout the lesson. (tes.com)
Neurological1
- The cause of the skeletal abnormalities and other non-neurological features of MAND is unclear. (medlineplus.gov)
Define2
- Our objectives were to define selected US-SG echostructural abnormalities in pSS, set up a preliminary atlas of these definitions and evaluate the consensual definitions reliability in both static and acquisition US-SG images. (birmingham.ac.uk)
- METHODS: International experts in SG US in pSS participated in consensus meetings to select and define echostructural abnormalities in pSS. (birmingham.ac.uk)
Mechanisms1
- Given the extensive nature of the topic, this article reviews pain definitions and mechanisms, acute versus chronic pain, and focuses on management strategies related to anesthetic delivery and the control of pain following dental procedures. (medscape.com)
Disease4
- The possible abnormalities noted in the Vieques residents were attributed to "vibro-acoustic disease" (VAD), which had been described in the medical literature by Portuguese investigators. (cdc.gov)
- Evidence is mounting that medicine is harming healthy people through ever earlier detection and ever wider definition of disease. (bmj.com)
- More deeply, mounting evidence that we're harming healthy people may force a questioning of our faith in ever-earlier detection, a renewal of the process of disease definition, and a fundamental shift in the systemic incentives driving dangerous excess. (bmj.com)
- and overdiagnosis resulting from excessively widened disease definitions. (bmj.com)
Hypertension1
- Many of the ocular abnormalities are as a result of long-standing uncontrolled hypertension which caused the stroke. (who.int)
Complications1
- Les paramètres cliniques et obstétricales, la prise en charge, les complications et l'évolution maternelle ont été les paramètres étudiés. (bvsalud.org)
Include1
- [ 7 ] Features of dysgranulopoiesis include hypogranularity, hyposegmentation of granulocytes (ie, pseudo-Pelger-Huët forms), or other abnormalities of nuclear lobation or cytoplasmic granularity (eg, pseudo-Chediak-Higashi granules) (see the images below). (medscape.com)
Stability1
- Patients with spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality (SCIWORA) should undergo MRI testing of the suspected area, radiographic screening of the entire spinal cord, assessment of spinal stability with flexion-extension radiographs (in the acute setting and late follow-up, even with negative MRI), but neither spinal angiography or myelography is recommended. (medscape.com)
Mental4
- Mental abnormalities? (thelastpsychiatrist.com)
- And why does everyone agree that there is a 'mental abnormality? (thelastpsychiatrist.com)
- What's a 'mental abnormality,' exactly? (thelastpsychiatrist.com)
- For many, the actual definition of disability, "a physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities", becomes the definition of their very persona. (workerscompensation.com)
Reliability1
- The US reliability of detecting these abnormalities was assessed using a two-step method. (birmingham.ac.uk)
Disorders1
- We hypothesized that the changes in white matter FA in TRD are similar to general affective disorders involving abnormalities of the cortical-limbic or cortical-subcortical circuits, as well as other important areas related to emotional regulation. (biomedcentral.com)
Patients1
- These data suggest that abnormalities of cortical-limbic-cerebellar white matter networks may contribute to TRD in young patients. (biomedcentral.com)
Brain1
- what are brain abnormalities? (wordpanda.net)
Normal1
- Also, because bone density values overlap between normal and osteoporotic individuals, clear criteria for definitions of abnormality have not been established. (cdc.gov)
Study1
- In January 2001, a pilot study comparing the echocardiograms of residents of Vieques and Ponce, Puerto Rico reported substantial valvular abnormalities and pericardial thickening in a large proportion of Vieques residents - findings not seen among Ponce residents. (cdc.gov)
Bone2
- Enthesopathy is abnormality of the entheses, the specific point where tendons or ligaments attach to bone. (medicinenet.com)
- CT imaging is better for bone definition and is important when radiography shows injury or when an area is poorly visualized. (medscape.com)
Problematic2
- This definition is standard, but somewhat problematic. (midwiferytoday.com)
- The definition also has been problematic with variations in inclusion criteria. (medscape.com)
Criteria1
- However, with ageing popula- a n d e l e c t r o c a r d i o g r a p h i c i s c h a e m i c tions and rapidly changing lifestyles (in abnormalities using the Minnesota coding particular tobacco smoking, unhealthy criteria [ 9 ]. (who.int)
Narrow1
- Fetal MRI can identify temporal lobe abnormalities and a narrow foramen magnum. (orpha.net)
Multiple1
- Careful elimination of external and bioelectric artifact is important to avoid misinterpretation of noncerebral activity (eg, ECG), which can contaminate multiple channels, appearing as generalized abnormalities. (medscape.com)