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teratology

te·ra·to·logy

uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

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

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