| teratogen |
Any environmental substance or disease (alcohol, caffeine, radiation, caustic chemicals, chicken pox, AIDS) that can have an adverse effect on a fetus during prenatal development.
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| teratoma |
a tumor composed of cells not normally found in the part of the body when the tumor occurred
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| teratogen |
An agent that causes congenital malformations in embryos.
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| tera- |
A prefix indicating 10 to the power of 12; a trillion.
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| teratogenicity |
Producing physical defects in offspring in utero (ie, birth defects). Teratogenicity is a potential side effect of some drugs, such as thalidomide.
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