Teratology: Difference between revisions

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English

Wikipedia: Teratology

Etymology

From the prefix terato- + the suffix -logy. Ultimately from Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Teratology (usually uncountable)

1. (medicine) The study of congenital abnormalities and malformations, including their development, causes, and biological mechanisms.

Related video

2. (toxicology) The study of the mechanisms and teratogenic agents (or teratogens) involved in producing malformations.

Example of a famous teratogen (Thalidomide)

3. (mythology, fiction) The study or cataloging of monsters.

Examples in popular culture

References

Century Dictionary (1911)

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 ==English==
-'''Wikipedia:''' [[w:Teratology|Teratology]]
+'''Wikipedia:''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teratology Teratology]
 ===Etymology===
-From the prefix '''[[terato-]]''' + the suffix '''[[-logy]]'''.
+From the prefix '''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/terato- terato-]''' + the suffix '''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-logy -logy]'''.
-Ultimately from Ancient Greek '''[[wikt:τέρας|τέρας]]''' (téras, “monster”) + '''[[wikt:-λογία|-λογία]]''' (-logía, “study of”).
+Ultimately from Ancient Greek '''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%84%CE%AD%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%82 τέρας]''' (téras, “monster”) + '''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-λογία -λογία]''' (-logía, “study of”).
 ===Pronunciation===
-* Audio (US): [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5e/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Wodencafe-teratology.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Wodencafe-teratology.wav.mp3 listen]
+[[File:LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-teratology.wav]]
 ===Noun===
-'''teratology''' (usually uncountable)
+'''Teratology''' (usually uncountable)
-# (medicine) The study of [[congenital]] [[malformation]]s, their development, and people with them.
+. (medicine) The study of congenital abnormalities and malformations, including their development, causes, and biological mechanisms.
-*Medicine Definition Related Video
-{{#ev:youtube|Tng2WWV7D0E|600|Tetralogy of Fallot}}
+:'''Related video'''
+{{#ev:youtube|Tng2WWV7D0E|600|center}}
-# (toxicology) The study of the [[mechanism]]s and [[teratogenic]] agents (or [[teratogen]]s) involved in producing malformations.
-*{{#ev:youtube|mrTHfBCduRA|600|Teratology explanation}}
-# The study or cataloging of [[monster]]s.
+. (toxicology) The study of the mechanisms and teratogenic agents (or teratogens) involved in producing malformations.
-*https://supernatural.fandom.com/wiki/Supernatural_Wiki
-*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_X-Files
-*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primeval_(TV_series)
+:'''Example of a famous teratogen (Thalidomide)'''
+{{#ev:youtube|mrTHfBCduRA|600|center}}
+. (mythology, fiction) The study or cataloging of [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/monster monsters].
+'''Examples in popular culture'''
+* [https://supernatural.fandom.com/wiki/Supernatural_Wiki Supernatural Wiki]
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_X-Files The X-Files]
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primeval_(TV_series) Primeval]
 ===References===
 * ''Century Dictionary'' (1911)
-===See Also==
+===See also===
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teratology
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teratology Teratology on Wikipedia]
-https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/teratology
+* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/teratology teratology on Wiktionary]
+* [https://www.encyclopedia.com/medicine/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/congenital-abnormalities Congenital Abnormalities]
+* [https://pathfinder.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_monsters List of Pathfinder Monsters]
 [[Category:English nouns]]
 [[Category:Teratology]]