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teratogenesis

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ter·a·to·gen·ic  (tr-t-jnk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or causing malformations of an embryo or fetus.
tera·to·ge·nici·ty (-j-ns-t) n.
tera·to·gene·sis (--ss) n.
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Noun1.teratogenesis - the development of defects in an embryo
growing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny, maturation, development - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
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