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Wikipedia: Teratology

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

teratology (usually uncountable)

(medicine) The study of congenital malformations, their development, and people with them.

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

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 ===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===