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teratology
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teratology /ter·a·tol·o·gy/ (ter″ah-tol´ah-je) that division of embryology and pathology dealing with abnormal development and the production of congenital anomalies.teratolog´ic
ter·a·tol·o·gy (tr-tl-j)
n.
The biological study of malformations and monstrosities.
tera·to·logic (-tl-jk) adj.
teratology
[-tol′əgē]
Etymology: Gk, teras + logos, science
the study of the causes and effects of congenital malformations and developmental abnormalities. teratologic, teratological, adj.
teratology [ter″ah-tol´ah-je]
that division of embryology and pathology dealing with abnormal development and congenital deformations. See also developmental toxicology. adj., adj teratolog´ic.
teratology (ter´tol´jē),
n the study of the causes and effects of congenital malformations and developmental abnormalities.
teratology
that division of embryology and pathology dealing with abnormal development and congenital deformations.
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Most teratologists in fact believe that after exposure to exogenous insults during the preimplantation period, the embryo either dies or survives unharmed to term because this gestational phase is considered to be an "all-or-nothing" period (Giavini et al.
Effects of Annona squamosa extract on early pregnancy in rats by Damasceno, D.C.; Volpato, G.T.; Sartori, T.C.F.; Rodrigues, P.F.; Perin, E.A.; Calderon, I.M.P.; Rud / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
Although cardiologists have linked cocaine abuse to a risky type of heartbeat in adults, teratologists -- who study chemically induced birth defects -- say they know very little about what happens to an embryo or fetus when the mother snorts, shoots or smokes cocaine.
The maternal cocaine connection: a tiny, unwitting victim may bear ... by Fackelmann, Kathy A. / Science News
 
 
 
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