teratology (redirected from Taratology)

ter·a·tol·o·gy  (tr-tl-j)

n.

The biological study of birth defects.

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tera·to·logi·cal (--tl-j-kl) adj.

tera·tolo·gist n.

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teratology [ˌtɛrəˈtɒlədʒɪ]

n

1. (Medicine) the branch of medical science concerned with the development of physical abnormalities during the fetal or early embryonic stage

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the branch of biology that is concerned with the structure, development, etc., of monsters

3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a collection of tales about mythical or fantastic creatures, monsters, etc.

teratologic  [ˌtɛrətəˈlɒdʒɪk], teratological adj

teratologist  n

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teratology  (tr-tl-j)

The scientific study of birth defects.

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teratology

1. a type of mythmaking or storytelling in which monsters and marvels are featured.
2. a collection of such stories. — teratologist, n. — teratological, adj.

See also: Literature

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1. the writing or collecting of fantasies containing monsters and prodigies.
2. Biology. the scientific study of monstrosities or abnormal formations in plants or animals. — teratologist, n. — teratological, adj.

See also: Monsters

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Biology. the study of malformations or abnormal growth in animals or vegetables. — teratologist, n. — teratological, adj.

See also: Growth

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the branch of biology that studies abnormal formations in animals or plants. — teratologist, n. — teratologie, teratological, adj.

See also: Biology

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Noun

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teratology - the branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism embryology - the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms