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teratology

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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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The journal's mission is to provide a forum for the exchange of information on a wide range of genomic-based fields with proven and/or likely implications for the current and future practice of clinical medicine and public health, including clinical teratology, bioinformatics, molecular biology, microbial genomics, pharmacogenomics, personalized medicine, cancer genomics and population genomics, among others.
Ronan O'Rahilly, and Fabiola Muller, Human Embryology & Teratology, New York, Wiley-Liss, 1994, p.
The chapter discusses behavioral teratology and presents epidemiological data on effects of these drugs on physical growth, cognition, behavior; language, auditory processing, attention, and other psychomotor and motor parameters.
 
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