Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An agent, such as a virus, a drug, or radiation, that causes malformation of an embryo or fetus.
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- noun teratology Any
agent orsubstance which can causemalformation of anembryo orbirth defects .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any agent that interferes with normal embryonic development: alcohol or thalidomide or X-rays or rubella are examples
Etymologies
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Examples
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Firstly, the definition of the word, 'teratogen' is thus:
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“Potassium iodide is a possible teratogen (causing fetal goiter).”
'Big Bang Theory' recap: Wolowitz takes a bath with Katee Sackhoff | EW.com 2009
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Regulatory agencies around the world have concluded that glyphosate is not a reproductive toxin or teratogen cause of birth defects based on in-depth review of the comprehensive data sets available.
Roundup: Birth Defects Caused By World's Top-Selling Weedkiller, Scientists Say 2011
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Regulatory agencies around the world have concluded that glyphosate is not a reproductive toxin or teratogen cause of birth defects based on in-depth review of the comprehensive data sets available.
Roundup: Birth Defects Caused By World's Top-Selling Weedkiller, Scientists Say 2011
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The name for these substances, I now know, is teratogen: an agent that causes malformation of the developing embryo or fetus.
Origins Annie Murphy Paul 2010
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It has been recognized by the World Health Organization as a carcinogen (causes cancer) and by the American Academy of Medicine as a teratogen (causes birth defects).
Marjorie Cohn: Agent Orange Continues to Poison Vietnam 2009
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It has been recognized by the World Health Organization as a carcinogen (causes cancer) and by the American Academy of Medicine as a teratogen (causes birth defects).
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“She told me of a campaign she participated in a few years ago to try to stop the government and transnational timber corporations from spraying Agent Orange, a potent defoliant and teratogen, in the forests of Oregon,” Jensen writes.
Activism 101 2009
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Aspartame is an abortifacient and teratogen causing birth defects and mental retardation without a warning.
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From 1957 to 1961, pregnant women were prescribed thalidomide for nausea; thalidomide was banned after being proven to be a teratogen (an agent or influence known to cause severe malformities in the developing embryo).
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Even the word we use for substances that may cause reproductive harm—teratogens—is derived from the Ancient Greek root teratos, or “monster.”
Ordinary Insanity Sarah Menkedick 2020
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