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noun
The study of congenital malformations, their development, and people with them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
The study of the mechanisms, teratogenic agents, or teratogens, in bringing about malformations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences, toxicology
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noun
The study or cataloging of monsters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: embryology
History
From terato- + -logy, from Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”).
Across languages
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