teratology meaning

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teratology (noun): the branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism.

Definition of teratology

  1. the branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism

    Type of: embryology

Scrabble score: 14 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with TE · words ending in GY · 10-letter words

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