The phrase "abnormality or a" is not correct in written English as it is incomplete and lacks context.
It could be used in a discussion about medical conditions or psychological assessments, but it needs to be part of a complete sentence.
Example: "The doctor noted an abnormality or a potential issue that requires further investigation."
Alternatives: "irregularity or a" or "anomaly or a".
On March 26, North Dakota became the first US state to prohibit abortions after detection of "either a genetic abnormality or a potential for a genetic abnormality," with this defined as "any defect, disease or disorder that is inherited genetically".
It is legal to terminate a pregnancy after 24 weeks and indeed up to full term, albeit under strict medical supervision and only where there is a risk of serious abnormality or a grave, permanent injury to the mother.
To obtain a commitment under state law, the authorities must prove that Mr. Alves suffers from a mental abnormality or a personality disorder that makes him likely to commit another violent sexual crime unless he is confined for treatment.
However, in patients with a complex cardiac abnormality or a small intracardiac abnormality or communication, synchronisation of the CT data acquisition to the ECG signal is recommended to reduce motion artefacts [7].
I wondered if that was a small cholesterol abnormality or a Love Story abnormality, but said nothing.
The authors suggested that this could indicate a persistent abnormality or a delay in maturation.
More severely, a short inter-pregnancy interval was also associated with an increased likelihood of neonatal death (unrelated to a congenital abnormality) (OR 3.6, 95% CI 1.2-10.7).
In addition to age, they include a family history of a stroke or mini-stroke; high blood pressure, even if controlled by medication; cigarette smoking; diabetes; elevated serum cholesterol or homocysteine; and heart disease (a previous heart attack, heart valve abnormality or an irregular and, often, rapid heartbeat).
Abnormalities were considered clonal if ⩾2 metaphases had the same aberration in the case of a structural abnormality or an extra chromosome, or if ⩾3 metaphases shared the same abnormality in the case of a monosomy.
It said such circumstances would include cases of rape, incest, fatal foetal abnormality or when a woman chooses not to continue with a pregnancy.
Typically, procedures performed at this stage involve rare fetal abnormalities or a serious health risk to the mother.
