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noun
The capability to cause malformations or defects to an embryo or foetus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences, teratology
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English teratogenic Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English teratogenicity From teratogenic + -ity.
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