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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-'''teratology''' (usually uncountable)
+'''Teratology''' (usually uncountable)
-# (medicine) The study of [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/congenital congenital] [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abnormality abnormalities] and [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/malformation malformations], including their development, causes, and biological mechanisms.
+. (medicine) The study of congenital abnormalities and malformations, including their development, causes, and biological mechanisms.
-#: '''Related video'''
-#: {{#ev:youtube|Tng2WWV7D0E|600|center}}
-# (toxicology) The study of the [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mechanism mechanisms] and [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/teratogenic teratogenic] agents (or [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/teratogen teratogens]) involved in producing malformations.
+:'''Related video'''
-#: '''Example of Famous Teratogen'''
+{{#ev:youtube|Tng2WWV7D0E|600|center}}
-#: {{#ev:youtube|mrTHfBCduRA|600|center}}
-# (mythology, fiction) The study or cataloging of [[monster]]s.
-#: '''Examples in Popular Culture'''
+. (toxicology) The study of the mechanisms and teratogenic agents (or teratogens) involved in producing malformations.
-#: * [https://supernatural.fandom.com/wiki/Supernatural_Wiki Supernatural Wiki]
-#: * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_X-Files The X-Files]
+:'''Example of a famous teratogen (Thalidomide)'''
-#: * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primeval_(TV_series) Primeval]
+{{#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]
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 * [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]]