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'''Wikipedia:''' [ | '''Wikipedia:''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teratology Teratology] | ||
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''' | '''Teratology''' (usually uncountable) | ||
1. (medicine) The study of congenital abnormalities and malformations, including their development, causes, and biological mechanisms. | |||
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''' | 2. (toxicology) The study of the mechanisms and teratogenic agents (or teratogens) involved in producing malformations. | ||
:'''Example of a famous teratogen (Thalidomide)''' | |||
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3. (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://supernatural.fandom.com/wiki/Supernatural_Wiki Supernatural Wiki] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_X-Files The X-Files] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_X-Files The X-Files] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primeval_(TV_series) Primeval | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primeval_(TV_series) Primeval] | ||
===References=== | ===References=== | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teratology Teratology on Wikipedia] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teratology Teratology on Wikipedia] | ||
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/teratology teratology on Wiktionary] | * [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] | |||
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[[Category:Teratology]] | [[Category:Teratology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:42, 13 March 2026
English
[edit | edit source]Wikipedia: Teratology
Etymology
[edit | edit source]From the prefix terato- + the suffix -logy. Ultimately from Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”).
Pronunciation
[edit | edit source]
Noun
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- Century Dictionary (1911)