teratogenic
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"These heavy metals have a very high level of toxicity, and really they can cause a carcinogenic, teratogenic, effect to human beings."
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
The results indicate the potential existence of a general mechanism by which teratogenic chemicals limit movement of CNCCs early on in embryos, causing the development of facial differences.
From Science Daily • Sep. 28, 2023
A participant’s session will be halted if her core temperature reaches 38°C. That leaves a 1°C buffer between her temperature and the 39°C teratogenic threshold, which Jay calls “very conservative.”
From Science Magazine • Sep. 27, 2023
They may also choose to preemptively go off their medication without consulting a doctor for fear of becoming unintentionally pregnant while taking a teratogenic medication.
From Slate • Aug. 31, 2022
Man had certain standards, fixed beliefs, ideals, above all, habits—how often they scattered to the winds under some unheralded or teratogenic stress.
From Black Oxen by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
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