anomalía

Definitions of anomalía
  1. noun
    behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality
    synonyms: anormalidad, irregularidad
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    desviación
    deviate behavior
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    delito, falta, fechoría, mala conducta, malhecho
    improper or wicked or immoral behavior
  2. noun
    marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal
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    desconocimiento, extrañeza, rareza
    unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
  3. noun
    (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
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    lugar, posición, puesto, sitio
    the particular portion of space occupied by something
  4. noun
    a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
    synonyms: aborto, adefesio, engendro, estrafalario, fanático, fenómeno, monstruo, monstruosidad
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    leviatán
    the largest or most massive thing of its kind
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    mutación, mutante
    (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
  5. noun
    an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
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    normalidad
    being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning
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    obsesión, regresión
    an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
    anormalidad, retraso, subnormalidad
    the state of being less than normal (especially with respect to intelligence)
    macrocefalia, macrocefalía
    an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical
    bizquera, estrabismo, miradita, ojeada, vistazo
    abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
    hipertrofia
    abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ
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    estado fisiológico
    the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
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