Anomaly
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| * [[Congenital disorder#Other terms and definitions|Physical anomaly]], a deformation of an anatomical structure | * [[Congenital disorder#Other terms and definitions|Physical anomaly]], a deformation of an anatomical structure | ||
| * [[Teratology]], the study of all developmental anomalies | * [[Teratology]], the study of all developmental anomalies | ||
| + | ==Etymology== | ||
| + | From Latin ''anomalia'', from Ancient Greek ''ἀνωμαλία'' (anomalia, “irregularity, anomaly”), from ἀνώμαλος (''anomalos'', “irregular, uneven”), negating the meaning of ''ὁμαλός'' (omalos). | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Anomaly may refer to:
Biology
- Physical anomaly, a deformation of an anatomical structure
- Teratology, the study of all developmental anomalies
Etymology
From Latin anomalia, from Ancient Greek ἀνωμαλία (anomalia, “irregularity, anomaly”), from ἀνώμαλος (anomalos, “irregular, uneven”), negating the meaning of ὁμαλός (omalos).
See also
- Abnormality
- Anomalistics, the study of scientific anomalies
- Anomalous phenomenon
- Irregular
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