defect (noun)
101ametria — noun congenital absence of the uterus • Hypernyms: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder, ↑congenital abnormality …
102ametropia — noun (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia • Derivationally related forms: ↑ametropic • Topics: ↑ophthalmology • Hypernyms: ↑visual impairment, ↑visual defect, ↑ …
103anarthria — noun partial or total loss of articulate speech resulting from lesions of the central nervous system • Hypernyms: ↑speech disorder, ↑speech defect, ↑defect of speech …
104ankyloglossia — noun a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue • Syn: ↑tongue tie • Hypernyms: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder, ↑congenital… …
105anomalousness — noun deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule • Syn: ↑anomaly • Derivationally related forms: ↑anomalous, ↑anomalous (for: ↑anomaly), ↑anomalist (for: ↑ …
106anopia — noun sightlessness (especially because of a structural defect in or the absence of an eye) • Hypernyms: ↑blindness, ↑sightlessness, ↑cecity * * * /an oh pee euh/, n. Ophthalm. absence of sight, esp. when due to a structural defect in or absence… …
107anorthopia — noun distorted vision in which straight lines appear curved • Hypernyms: ↑visual impairment, ↑visual defect, ↑vision defect, ↑visual disorder …
108aphakia — noun absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts) • Hypernyms: ↑visual impairment, ↑visual defect, ↑vision defect, ↑visual disorder …
109autosomal recessive disease — noun a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome • Syn: ↑autosomal recessive defect • Hypernyms: ↑genetic disease, ↑genetic disorder, ↑genetic abnormality, ↑genetic defect, ↑congenital di …
110blindness — noun the state of being blind or lacking sight (Freq. 7) • Syn: ↑sightlessness, ↑cecity • Derivationally related forms: ↑sightless (for: ↑sightlessness), ↑blind …
