How to Use abnormality in a Sentence

abnormality

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  • There was some abnormality in his vision.
  • The test results showed several genetic abnormalities.
  • If that was the case, the EKG abnormality seen at Alta should be gone too.
    — New York Times, 3 Feb. 2022
  • The human eye might miss a tiny abnormality on a CT scan, but AI can be trained to track the smallest details.
    — Sahil Gupta, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
  • And this abnormality was the cause of many of his medical problems.
    — New York Times, 30 June 2022
  • But about 12 weeks into it, her health-care provider noticed an abnormality in the nasal bone, and began to do testing.
    — Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 23 May 2022
  • This method is used when there’s a renal or urinary abnormality in the fetus.
    — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Based on the findings, your doctor may order imaging studies to look for abnormalities in the spine.
    — Stuart Hershman, Verywell Health, 26 June 2023
  • And that abnormality has to be approved by two doctors.
    — Caroline Catherman, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Feb. 2022
  • Davis says the fetus was diagnosed with acrania, a rare, lethal fetal abnormality in which the fetus does not have a skull.
    — ABC News, 26 Aug. 2022
  • This common rhythm abnormality can cause strokes, rapid heart rates and heart failure.
    — Jeffrey Wessler, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Heart arrhythmia occurs when there is an abnormality in the rhythm of the heartbeat, said Gulati.
    — Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2024
  • What’s more, the infant donor pool is much easier than the adult pool to scan for the key HIV-resistance genetic abnormality.
    — Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 27 July 2022
  • The mom of six welcomed Jones, who was born with Down syndrome and a rare congenital colon abnormality, in August 2022.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Next, the man received the stem cell transplant from the donor with an HIV-resistant genetic abnormality.
    — Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 27 July 2022
  • The ultrasound showed the fetus had brain abnormalities and an enlarged heart.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
  • Poole had failed to reach double figures in scoring just nine times before Sunday’s loss, so the Warriors view his tough night as an abnormality rather than a sign of decline.
    — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Stanford researchers said this could help with sleep abnormality research in the future.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 8 July 2022
  • The bill passed by both chambers would keep those exemptions and add another: if the fetus has a fatal abnormality.
    — Melissa Alonso, CNN, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Thousands of years ago, this genetic abnormality helped protect herders from livestock disease, which at the time was the greatest threat to their survival.
    — Robert Pearl, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • She had been born with two rare heart abnormalities, Ebstein anomaly and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
    — Elaine Chen Reprints, STAT, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Apparently, 3% to 5% of the population over the age of 50 show this blood abnormality.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 20 Jan. 2023
  • And a bill in Texas to prohibit abortions based on fetal abnormality was brought up for a committee vote after the House had recessed and Democrats were absent.
    — New York Times, 25 June 2022
  • The law includes a ban on abortions sought because a fetus has a genetic abnormality such as Down syndrome.
    — Emily Wagster Pettus and Leah Willingham, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2022
  • In her teens, her father died, after a long, tortuous illness from a rare heart abnormality.
    — A.l. Bardach, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The release began at 1:03 p.m. local time, and so far, no abnormalities have been reported.
    — Tara Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The doctor came in and told the family that the scan had detected multiple fetal abnormalities.
    — TIME, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Instead, Jones had heart surgery to repair a congenital abnormality and has not played since. 9.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Lipid abnormalities were the one category in the study with more mixed responses from the participants.
    — Carina Woudenberg, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The transplanted cells contain a rare genetic abnormality that grants the cells that HIV targets a natural resistance to the virus.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 18 Feb. 2022

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