Abnormal vs Hypertelorism - What's the difference?
abnormal | hypertelorism |
Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
* 1899 , (Arthur Conan Doyle), A Duet , ch. 6:
Of or pertaining to that which is abnormal, in particular, behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health.
* 1904 , (Jack London), The Sea Wolf , ch. 23:
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(medicine) An abnormally increased distance between two organs or body parts, usually the eyes.
As nouns the difference between abnormal and hypertelorism
is that abnormal is a person or object that is not normal while hypertelorism is (medicine) an abnormally increased distance between two organs or body parts, usually the eyes.As an adjective abnormal
is not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type .abnormal
English
Alternative forms
* anormal * (obsolete) abnormousAdjective
(en adjective)- And then after an abnormal meal, which was either a very late breakfast or a very early lunch, they drove on to Victoria Station.
- Furuseth was right; I was abnormal , an "emotionless monster," a strange bookish creature, capable of pleasuring in sensations only of the mind.