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Teratology

Teratology Meaning & Definition
Teratology Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Teratology?

[n] the branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism

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See Also | embryology

Teratology In Webster's Dictionary

\Ter`a*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a wonder, monster + -logy: cf. Gr. ? a telling of wonders, and F. t['e]ratologie.] 1. That branch of biological science which treats of monstrosities, malformations, or deviations from the normal type of structure, either in plants or animals. 2. Affectation of sublimity; bombast. [Obs.] --Bailey.

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