Word: defectiveness
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...important as chromosomal abnormality in causing criminal behavior. French Geneticist Jerome Lejeune, who in 1961 discovered the chromosomal abnormality that leads to Mongolism, agreed with Montagu during testimony at the Hugon trial-with an important qualification. "There are no born criminals," said Lejeune, "but persons with the XYY defect have considerably higher chances...
Victims, he says, have been described as brain-injured or brain-damaged, or as having an organic brain defect resulting in unsocialized, aggressive behavior. It is likely, most psychiatrists agree, that these children have suffered (perhaps in the womb or at birth) a minute brain abnormality that impairs their social behavior. But they are not mentally retarded; their intelligence is usually average or above...
Inevitably, many owners decline to turn in their cars for inspection and free repair even after they have been located. Many simply do not think that the suspected defect is worth the trouble. Regional conditions can make a difference: in 1966, G.M. sent out recall notices on 1,800,000 Chevelles and Chevrolets in order to install a splash shield designed to keep snow and slush from getting into the transmission housing; multitudes of Southerners, who do not worry about snow and slush, ignored the campaign. Similarly, unless the defect seems really serious, taxis and police cars are rarely turned...
What the hemophiliac's blood lacks, because of a genetic defect transmitted from mother to son, is a clotting protein known as antihemophilic factor (AHF) or globulin (AHG), also called Factor VIII. Because of this deficiency, the hemophilia victim lives in constant danger of severe bleeding from the most minor wound, such as a finger cut or a tooth extraction. Even with no external injury, he may bleed internally after a bump or a stumble. This is especially likely to happen inside his joints, causing arthritis with progressive deformity and disability...
...Plagued by a heart defect, Barbara Triano entered New York City's Van Etten Hospital in 1960 for tests to determine whether she should undergo open-heart surgery. While glucose was being administered to The Bronx woman, the bottle ran dry. As a result, air bubbles were fed into her bloodstream, causing her heart to stop. Doctors revived the seemingly lifeless patient after a minute and a half, but she was left almost totally blind and suffered a severe speech impairment. After eight years, her suit against the city finally got to court; after three days of trial, Miss...