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Teratology

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Noun
  1. 1
    The study of congenital malformations, their development, and people with them. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism wordnet
  3. 3
    The study of the mechanisms, teratogenic agents, or teratogens, in bringing about malformations. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    The study or cataloging of monsters. countable, uncountable

    "...I would identify a more recent and widespread tendency to remove evil from the realm of a properly human interpretation: what I call a postmodern teratology of the sublime."

Etymology

From terato- + -logy, from Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”).

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