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teratology
[ ter-uh-tol-uh-jee ]
noun
- the science or study of monstrosities or abnormal formations in organisms.
teratology
/ ˌtɛrətəˈlɒdʒɪk; ˌtɛrəˈtɒlədʒɪ /
noun
- the branch of medical science concerned with the development of physical abnormalities during the fetal or early embryonic stage
- the branch of biology that is concerned with the structure, development, etc, of monsters
- a collection of tales about mythical or fantastic creatures, monsters, etc
teratology
/ ĕ′ə-ŏ′ə-ŧ /
- The scientific study of birth defects.
Derived Forms
- ˌٱˈٴDZDz, noun
- teratologic, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ٱ··ٴ·Dz·· [ter-, uh, -tl-, oj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
- ٱa·ٴDZo· noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of teratology1
Example Sentences
“Dr. Shepard has had a monumental and long-lasting impact on the field of teratology — as a scientist, mentor, teacher and colleague,” she said.
Thus, by reducing the penal problem to its simplest expression, its solution was rendered easier, just as the study of embryology has in a great measure solved the apparently strange and mysterious riddle of teratology.
Be this as it may, teratology owes a very large number of its records to this class of observers.
Secondly, with regard to teratology, it is notorious that similar abnormalities are often found to co-exist in both the pelvic and thoracic limbs.
In 1818 he began to discuss philosophical anatomy, the doctrine of homologies; he also studied the embryology of the mammals, and was the founder of teratology.
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