teratology
pronunciation
How to pronounce teratology in British English:
UK [ˌterə'tɒlədʒɪ]
How to pronounce teratology in American English:
US [ˌterə'tɒlədʒɪ]
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- Noun:
- the branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism
Word Origin
- teratology (n.)
- "study of marvels and monstrosities," 1842, from terato- + -logy. Earlier it meant "marvelous narrative" (1670s), from Greek teratologia "a telling of marvels." Related: Teratological; teratologist.