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teratology
(redirected from dysmorphology)

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teratology
1. the branch of medical science concerned with the development of physical abnormalities during the fetal or early embryonic stage
2. the branch of biology that is concerned with the structure, development, etc., of monsters
3. a collection of tales about mythical or fantastic creatures, monsters, etc.

teratology [‚ter·ə′täl·ə·jē]
(medicine)
The science of fetal malformations and monstrosities.


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This pattern of genital dysmorphology has come to be known as the "phthalate syndrome.
Because patients with dysmorphology of the soft and skeletal tissues have a greater risk of OSA and snoring, otolaryngologists can identify large numbers of individuals with OSA.
He is also a Fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics and has 24+ years of experience in prenatal, postnatal and cancer clinical and molecular cytogenetics, molecular genetics, dysmorphology and genetic counseling.
 
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