'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]
Synonyms of 'teratology'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bowlegs,
- camelback,
- cleft palate,
- clubfoot,
- crookback,
- defacement,
- deformation,
- deformity,
- disfigurement,
- flatfoot,
- freakishness,
- harelip,
- humpback,
- hunchback,
- knock-knee,
- kyphosis,
- lordosis,
- malconformation,
- malformation,
- misproportion,
- misshape,
- monstrosity,
- mutilation,
- splayfoot,
- swayback,
- talipes,
- torticollis,
- truncation,
- valgus,
- wryneck