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ANOMALY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("anomaly" is a kind of...):
place; position (the particular portion of space occupied by something)
Domain category:
astronomy; uranology (the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person who is unusual
Synonyms:
anomaly; unusual person
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("anomaly" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anomaly"):
aberrant (one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group)
behemoth; colossus; giant; goliath; monster (someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful)
Jekyll and Hyde (someone with two personalities - one good and one evil)
Derivation:
anomalist (someone who has a special interest in exceptional cases)
anomalous (deviating from the general or common order or type)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
Synonyms:
anomalousness; anomaly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("anomaly" is a kind of...):
abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anomaly"):
birth defect; congenital abnormality; congenital anomaly; congenital defect; congenital disorder (a defect that is present at birth)
Derivation:
anomalist (someone who has a special interest in exceptional cases)
anomalous (deviating from the general or common order or type)
Context examples:
Antisense oligonucleotides that target EWS-FLI 1 type 1 have been used investigationally to treat this genetic anomaly, resulting in cell cycle arrest at G1 phase.
(EWS/FLI 1 Type 1, NCI Thesaurus)
The determination of the amount of Pelger Huet anomaly present in a sample.
(Pelger Huet Anomaly Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by arthrogryposis, facial anomalies, polyhydramnios, camptodactyly, intrauterine growth retardation, and pulmonary hypoplasia.
(Pena-Shokeir Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
Mutations in the gene are associated with Rieger syndrome type 1, iridogoniodysgenesis type 2, Peters anomaly, and ring dermoid of cornea.
(PITX2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Mutation of the gene is associated with May-Hegglin anomaly, non-syndromic sensorineural deafness autosomal dominant type 17, Epstein syndrome, Sebastian syndrome, Fechtner syndrome and macrothrombocytopenia with progressive sensorineural deafness and non-diabetic end stage renal disease.
(MYH9 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This anomaly is characterized by large, misshapen platelets and the presence of Dohle bodies in leukocytes.
(May-Hegglin Anomaly Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Mutations of this gene are associated with branchiootorenal dysplasia syndrome, branchiootic syndrome, congenital cataracts and ocular anterior segment anomalies.
(EYA1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
The determination of the amount of May-Hegglin anomaly present in a blood sample.
(May-Hegglin Anomaly Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
As to his dealing in the mild article of milk, by the by, there never was a greater anomaly.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
It usually affects children, is perhaps hereditary, and may be associated with other anomalies, such as mental retardation and short stature.
(Bartter Syndrome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
