teratogenesis

American

[tuh-rat-uh-jen-uh-sis, ter-uh-tuh-] / təˌræt əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, ˈtɛr ə tə- /

noun

Biology.

the production or induction of malformations or monstrosities, especially of a developing embryo or fetus.

Other Word Forms

teratogenetic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of teratogenesis

First recorded in 1900–05; terato- + -genesis

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teratogenesis

Such abnormalities arise as a result of a process known as teratogenesis.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2019

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

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

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