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embryopathy /em·bry·op·a·thy/ (em″bre-op´ah-the) a morbid condition of the embryo or a disorder resulting from abnormal embryonic development. rubella embryopathy congenital rubella syndrome.
embryopathy [em′brē·op′əthē] Etymology: Gk, en + bryein + pathos, disease any anomaly occurring in the embryo or fetus as a result of interference with normal intrauterine development. A kind of embryopathy is rubella embryopathy. embryopathy a morbid condition of the embryo or a disorder resulting from abnormal embryonic development, with consequent congenital anomalies. embryopathy A general term for any constellation of malformations attributed to a particular exogenous agent. See AIDS embryopathy, Alcohol embryopathy, Diabetic embryopathy, Retinoic acid embryopathy, Varicella embryopathy, Vitamin A
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In addition, many children who develop AIDS-related neurological disease suffer from a deformity of facial features, called AIDS embryopathy, that "is suggestive of a pathologic event occurring very early on in pregnancy that affects cells that go into making up, amongst other things, the nervous system," Lyman says. |
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