Teratology: Difference between revisions

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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 abnormalities and malformations, including their development, causes, and biological mechanisms.
Related video — Teratology overview

(toxicology) The study of the mechanisms and teratogenic agents (or teratogens) involved in producing malformations.
Example of a famous teratogen (Thalidomide) — Thalidomide and birth defects

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 # (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.
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 # (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.
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+#: '''Example of a famous teratogen (Thalidomide)''' — [https://youtu.be/mrTHfBCduRA?si=MqevyQxsbjtlt86L Thalidomide and birth defects]
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 # (mythology, fiction) The study or cataloging of [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/monster monsters].