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Teratology Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ology

Teratology has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

The study of teratogenesis, congenital malformations or grossly deformed individuals.

See Also
teratogenetic teratologist teratological teratogenesis mechanism teratogeny congenital teratogen
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
embryology
Rhyming Words
dogy fogy bogy logy pogy ology loogy elogy boogy alogy agogy dilogy oölogy oology eulogy perogy urology geology analogy trilogy
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