Teratogenesis

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The development of congenital malformations. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the development of defects in an embryo wordnet

Synonyms

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teratogenyteratogeny

Etymology

From terato- + -genesis.

Related phrases

congenital malformation

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