'Teratology' definitions:

Definition of 'teratology'

(from WordNet)
noun
The branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism

Definition of 'Teratology'

From: GCIDE
  • Teratology \Ter`a*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a wonder, monster + -logy: cf. Gr. ? a telling of wonders, and F. t['e]ratologie.]
  • 1. That branch of biological science which treats of monstrosities, malformations, or deviations from the normal type of structure, either in plants or animals. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Affectation of sublimity; bombast. [Obs.] --Bailey. [1913 Webster]

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