Definition of teratology in English:

teratology

noun ˌtɛrəˈtɒlədʒiˌtɛrəˈtɑlədʒi

mass noun

1Biology Medicine
The scientific study of congenital abnormalities and abnormal formations.
〔医，生〕畸形学
he has made a long study of teratology
count noun figurative the teratologies of human corruption
Example sentencesExamples
- Genomics is unlikely to be of use in teratology studies because of the rapid rate of change in the developing organism.
- Rejecting the notion that freaks were sports of nature, Saint - Hilaire argued that teratology (the medical study of congenital monstrosity) should link normal and abnormal development.
- It is also forging links with medically oriented areas of developmental biology such as teratology and endocrine disruption.
2Mythology relating to fantastic creatures and monsters.
神怪故事集

Derivatives

teratological

adjective tɛrəˌtəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l

This was the process by which the extraordinary body ceased to be truly extraordinary - that is, outside the realm of the natural - the process by which the teratological was stripped of its wonder and made simply pathological.
Example sentencesExamples
- It was suggested, by the French surgeon Jean Riolan and the Italian naturalist Ulysses Aldrovandi, that the new teratological science claimed to understand monstrosity exclusively in terms of physical deformity.
- I'm already planning to have the students poison developing zebrafish embryos and observe the formation of teratological defects, so I think sending 'em off to stab baby flies would fit right in with the program.

teratologist

noun

The catalog provides a source of reference for teratologists wishing knowledge of the literature dealing with a particular teratogenic agents.
Example sentencesExamples
- Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hillaire was the first teratologist to classify conjoined twins, using Greek etymology to describe the twins in terms of their shared anatomy.
- It is interesting to note that modern teratologists retained ` monster’ as a scientific term, therefore using a word which, through centuries, had inspired many prejudices.
- We are staffed by a multidisciplinary team consisting of clinicians, medical information scientists, nurses, pharmacists and a teratologist.
- I am one of only 3 or 4 experimental teratologists in Australia.

Definition of teratology in US English:

teratology

nounˌterəˈtäləjēˌtɛrəˈtɑlədʒi

1Medicine Biology
The scientific study of congenital abnormalities and abnormal formations.
〔医，生〕畸形学
he has made a long study of teratology
count noun figurative the teratologies of human corruption
Example sentencesExamples
- It is also forging links with medically oriented areas of developmental biology such as teratology and endocrine disruption.
- Rejecting the notion that freaks were sports of nature, Saint - Hilaire argued that teratology (the medical study of congenital monstrosity) should link normal and abnormal development.
- Genomics is unlikely to be of use in teratology studies because of the rapid rate of change in the developing organism.
2Mythology relating to fantastic creatures and monsters.
神怪故事集

单词	teratology
释义	Definition of teratology in English: teratology noun ˌtɛrəˈtɒlədʒiˌtɛrəˈtɑlədʒi mass noun 1Biology Medicine The scientific study of congenital abnormalities and abnormal formations. 〔医，生〕畸形学 he has made a long study of teratology count noun figurative the teratologies of human corruption Example sentencesExamples Genomics is unlikely to be of use in teratology studies because of the rapid rate of change in the developing organism. Rejecting the notion that freaks were sports of nature, Saint - Hilaire argued that teratology (the medical study of congenital monstrosity) should link normal and abnormal development. It is also forging links with medically oriented areas of developmental biology such as teratology and endocrine disruption. 2Mythology relating to fantastic creatures and monsters. 神怪故事集 Derivatives teratological adjective tɛrəˌtəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l This was the process by which the extraordinary body ceased to be truly extraordinary - that is, outside the realm of the natural - the process by which the teratological was stripped of its wonder and made simply pathological. Example sentencesExamples It was suggested, by the French surgeon Jean Riolan and the Italian naturalist Ulysses Aldrovandi, that the new teratological science claimed to understand monstrosity exclusively in terms of physical deformity. I'm already planning to have the students poison developing zebrafish embryos and observe the formation of teratological defects, so I think sending 'em off to stab baby flies would fit right in with the program. teratologist noun The catalog provides a source of reference for teratologists wishing knowledge of the literature dealing with a particular teratogenic agents. Example sentencesExamples Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hillaire was the first teratologist to classify conjoined twins, using Greek etymology to describe the twins in terms of their shared anatomy. It is interesting to note that modern teratologists retained ` monster’ as a scientific term, therefore using a word which, through centuries, had inspired many prejudices. We are staffed by a multidisciplinary team consisting of clinicians, medical information scientists, nurses, pharmacists and a teratologist. I am one of only 3 or 4 experimental teratologists in Australia. Definition of teratology in US English: teratology nounˌterəˈtäləjēˌtɛrəˈtɑlədʒi 1Medicine Biology The scientific study of congenital abnormalities and abnormal formations. 〔医，生〕畸形学 he has made a long study of teratology count noun figurative the teratologies of human corruption Example sentencesExamples It is also forging links with medically oriented areas of developmental biology such as teratology and endocrine disruption. Rejecting the notion that freaks were sports of nature, Saint - Hilaire argued that teratology (the medical study of congenital monstrosity) should link normal and abnormal development. Genomics is unlikely to be of use in teratology studies because of the rapid rate of change in the developing organism. 2Mythology relating to fantastic creatures and monsters. 神怪故事集
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