teratism

[ter-uh-tiz-uh m]

noun

love or worship of the monstrous.

Biology. a monstrosity.

Origin of teratism

First recorded in 1900–05; terat- + -ism

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British Dictionary definitions for teratism

teratism

noun

a malformed animal or human, esp in the fetal stage; monster

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teratism in Medicine

teratism

[tĕr′ə-tĭz′əm]

n.

A congenital malformation or monster.