abnormal
Outside expected parameters
Abnormal means deviating from what is typical, usual, or expected.
An abnormal test result falls outside the normal range.
Abnormal behavior breaks social norms or suggests psychological disturbance.
The word carries clinical overtones—doctors speak of abnormal cells, abnormal growth.
Unlike unusual or atypical, abnormal often implies something is wrong or requires attention.
Unusual or unfamiliar
- oddUnusual or not even
- peculiarStrangely unusual
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
- weirdStrangely unsettling
uncommon · atypical · irregular · rare · curious · freakish · outlandish · extraordinary
One diverging from norms
- eccentricUnconventional in character
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- misfitOne who doesn't fit in
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
antisocial · maladaptive · atypical · dysfunctional · erratic · compulsive · obsessive · disordered
Distant data point
- deviationDeparture from expected path
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
- varianceSpread around the mean
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
discrepancy · irregularity · exception · standard · distribution · regression · residual · skew
Abnormal cardiac rhythm
- tachycardiaExcessively fast pulse
- bradycardiaAbnormally slow heart rate
- palpitationIrregular heartbeat awareness
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
heartbeat · murmur · fibrillation · rhythm · EKG · electrocardiogram · flutter · syncope
Study of disease processes
- disorderAbsence of organization
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- symptomsIndicators of disease
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
dysfunction · syndrome · lesion · prognosis · etiology · anomaly · defect · malformation
Functional mental disorder
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
- disorderAbsence of organization
- pathologicalRelating to disease processes
- maladaptiveHarmful to one's wellbeing
delusion · hallucination · dissociation · paranoia · schizophrenia · mania · phobia · trauma
strange
Unusual or unfamiliar
weird · uncommon · atypical · irregular · rare · curious · freakish · outlandish · extraordinary · unnatural
deviant
One diverging from norms
- eccentricUnconventional in character
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- misfitOne who doesn't fit in
unconventional · antisocial · maladaptive · atypical · dysfunctional · erratic · compulsive · obsessive · disordered · neurotic
outlier
Distant data point
- deviationDeparture from expected path
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
- varianceSpread around the mean
aberration · discrepancy · irregularity · exception · standard · distribution · regression · residual · skew · z-score
arrhythmia
Abnormal cardiac rhythm
- tachycardiaExcessively fast pulse
- bradycardiaAbnormally slow heart rate
- palpitationIrregular heartbeat awareness
irregular · heartbeat · murmur · fibrillation · rhythm · EKG · electrocardiogram · flutter · syncope · congenital
pathology
Study of disease processes
disease · dysfunction · syndrome · lesion · prognosis · etiology · anomaly · defect · malformation · deviation
neurosis
Functional mental disorder
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
- disorderAbsence of organization
- pathologicalRelating to disease processes
maladaptive · delusion · hallucination · dissociation · paranoia · schizophrenia · mania · phobia · trauma · dysfunction
- pathologycancer, disease, infection, tumor, lesion
- Pap smearsPap smear, Pap test, cervical smear, negative, positive
- adjectivesbig, urgent, amazing, temporary, bold
- behaviorshabit, aggressive, agitation, conduct, passive
- Odditiescuriosity, curio, unusual, odd, strange
- strangenessodd, weird, strange, bizarre, peculiar
- abnormal growthUncontrolled tissue proliferation
- genetic abnormalityInherited DNA irregularity
- abnormal bleedingAtypical discharge of blood
- abnormal psychologyStudy of mental disorders
- abnormal pap
- congenital abnormalityDisorder present at birth
abnormality, abnormally, abnormalities, abnormals, abnormity