inversion vs abnormality

abnormality vs inversion

inversion and abnormality both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inversion	Yes	No	No	No
abnormality	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, abnormality is a hypernym of inversion; that is, abnormality is a word with a broader meaning than inversion:

inversion: abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth)
abnormality: an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies

Other hypernyms of inversion include abnormalcy.

inversion (noun)	abnormality (noun)
turning upside down; setting on end	behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality
the act of turning inside out	marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal
a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex	retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence
the reversal of the normal order of words	an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
(counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa
(genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed
the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa
abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth)

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