adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
normal/abnormal
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They thought their son’s behaviour was perfectly normal.
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Were there any signs of abnormal behaviour?
normal/abnormal
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The test enables doctors to detect abnormal cells.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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Previously many historians perceived crime as abnormal and peripheral, fit only for study by specialists in deviance.
■ NOUN
behaviour
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But most mental illness lacks any clear physical symptoms and is recognizable only from the patient's abnormal behaviour .
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Horses kept in small yards by themselves develop repetitive patterns of abnormal behaviour , such as whirling in circles and chasing their tails.
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Although a child like Matthew clearly shows abnormal behaviour , others with hyperkinetic syndrome may only be mildly affected.
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Some cat owners notice that their cats become wool-suckers at a certain age and they worry about this apparently abnormal behaviour .
cell
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It may be that most of the time our immune system is able to control the development of abnormal cells .
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Gail said her gynecologist tells her all the abnormal cells are gone for now.
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Cryosurgery, freezing out the abnormal cells , does not require any anaesthesia.
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The early treatment of abnormal cells will not affect your drive or fertility.
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There they may start another site where abnormal cells start growing.
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It recognizes abnormal cells , destroys them or walls them off.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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abnormal behaviour that may be a sign of mental illness
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an abnormal chest x-ray
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an abnormal heartbeat
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El Nino is caused by abnormal amounts of warm water in the Pacific Ocean.
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My parents thought it was abnormal for a boy to be interested in ballet.
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Some people suffer an abnormal fear of being in open places.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After an abnormal Pap smear, she was diagnosed with a fibroid tumor.
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Both schizophrenia and mood disorders show evidence of decreased activity in frontal lobes and abnormal function of the system for directed attention.
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Conversely, patients with quiescent disease who continue to have persistently abnormal blood tests have a high recurrence rate.
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More importantly, the display highlights any system or area experiencing abnormal conditions, whether plant malfunction or unacceptable ambience levels.
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Moreover there were no clinical or prognostic differences between those with and those without abnormal pancreatic radiology.
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Possibly a congenital abnormal connection was present between the cystic duct and the right biliary system.
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The abnormal can be left, for news of it will inevitably rise like a suppurating boil.
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They were well-intentioned creatures of abnormal physical strength and they were easily taken in by women.