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Abnormality vs Malformation - What's the difference?

abnormality | malformation |

As nouns the difference between abnormality and malformation

is that abnormality is the state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity while malformation is an abnormal formation.

abnormality

English

Alternative forms

* abnormalcy * abnormalism * abnormity

Noun

  • The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
  • Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.

    • Antonyms

    * normality

    References

    malformation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An abnormal formation.
  • (teratology) An abnormal developmental feature of offspring.

    • See also

    * (l)