teratology
the science or study of monstrosities or abnormal formations in organisms.
Origin of teratology
1Other words from teratology
- ter·a·to·log·i·cal [ter-uh-tl-oj-i-kuhl], /ˌtɛr ə tlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjective
- ter·a·tol·o·gist, noun
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How to use teratology in a sentence
In man and other placentaires, the forked prong is a teratological fact only encountered in incomplete double monsters.
The Natural Philosophy of Love | Remy de GourmontHis teratological work is important, and is chiefly contained in the second volume of the Philosophie anatomique.
Form and Function | E. S. (Edward Stuart) RussellTeratological phenomena attributable to the imagination of the mother are so numerous that they cannot be refuted.
Reincarnation | Th. PascalEmbryologists imitate known natural teratological states of the nerve centres by artificial methods.
Degeneracy | Eugene S. TalbotThe teratological data bearing on this subject have been given at pp. 262–272.
Vegetable Teratology | Maxwell T. Masters
British Dictionary definitions for teratology
/ (ˌtɛrəˈtɒlədʒɪ) /
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
Derived forms of teratology
- teratologic (ˌtɛrətəˈlɒdʒɪk) or teratological, adjective
- teratologist, noun
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Scientific definitions for teratology
[ tĕr′ə-tŏl′ə-jē ]
The scientific study of birth defects.
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