Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The production of monsters.

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  • noun teratology The development of congenital malformations.

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  • noun the development of defects in an embryo

Etymologies

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From terato- + -genesis.

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Examples

  • Ethanol teratogenesis in the zebrafish, Danio rerio.

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  • If the mutation occurs in a somatic cell, it can cause altered cell growth (e.g., cancer) or cell death (e.g., teratogenesis) in the exposed person.

    Toxicity 2007

  • Since peak blood alcohol levels (BALs) reached per drinking episode are a crucial factor in FAS (Abel, 1999), the ‘average drinks’ measure distorts the relationship between alcohol and teratogenesis and muddies our perceptions of risky drinking.

    Pregnancy is a process 2005

  • Essays on teratogenesis, with reference to batrachians, have been offered by Lombardini; and by Lereboullet and Knoch with reference to fishes.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • Essays on teratogenesis, with reference to batrachians, have been offered by Lombardini; and by Lereboullet and Knoch with reference to fishes.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • We chose to explore whether miRNA-34a/b/c, miRNA-125b and miRNA-155 may play a role in teratogenesis by using p53+/- pregnant mice treated with cyclophosphamide (CP) as a model.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles Keren Gueta 2010

  • The analysis of correlations between the expression pattern of the tested miRNAs and CP induced limb phenotypes implies that miRNAs regulating apoptosis may differ from each other with respect to their functional role in teratogenesis: some miRNAs act to protect embryos, whereas other miRNAs boost a teratogen-induced process of maldevelopment to induce embryonic death.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles Keren Gueta 2010

  • There were no vaccine-related fetal malformations or other evidence of teratogenesis noted in this study.

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  • Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can lead to teratogenesis, the development of embryonic defects.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can lead to teratogenesis, the development of embryonic defects.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

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