| teratogenic |
Possessing the ability to disrupt normal fetal development and causing fetal abnormalities.
Ãâó: www.dbs-stn.org/glossary4.asp
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| teratogenicity |
the ability to cause malformation of the fetus (birth defects).
Ãâó: www.sfaf.org/treatment/beta/b36/b36glos.html
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| teratology |
The study of abnormal development. Particularly, it is the study of causes, mechanisms, and manifestations of abnormal development, whether genetically, gestationally, or postnatally induced, and whether expressed as lethality, malformation, growth retardation, or functional aberration. The issue of "abnormal development" is the problem here.
Ãâó: www.vh.org/adult/provider/anatomy/AnatomicVariants...
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| teratoma |
Tumor or growth made up of several different types of tissue (fat, bone, muscle, skin).
Ãâó: www.condell.org/libertyville/neurosurgery/neurolog...
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| terato- |
prefix signifying relation to abnormal or monstrous growth, eg, teratoma
Ãâó: www.southalabama.edu/alliedhealth/cls/Ravine/gloss...
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