TENRIKYŌ. A monotheistic Japanese religion established in 1838, Tenrikyō preaches a doctrine of world renewal and individual salvation. Its founder, Nakayama Miki (1798–1887), received a revelation from Tenri Ō no Mikoto...
Teratogens are substances that produce neurological and physical malformations in developing human fetuses. The word comes from the Greek teras, meaning "malformation" or "monstrosity." Certainly, ever since the first malformed baby was born, people...
Teratogens are substances that produce neurological and physical malformations in developing human fetuses. The word comes from the Greek teras, meaning "malformation" or "monstrosity." Certainly, ever since the first malformed baby was born, people...
Teratology is the study of abnormalities, malformations, monstrosities, and serious deviations from normal growth and development in organisms. The word teratogenesis is derived from the Greek gennan, meaning to produce, and terata, meaning monster. In...
Teratology is the study of serious deviations from normal growth and development in organisms. The word teratogenesis is derived from the Greek gennan, meaning to produce, and terata, meaning monster. In humans, teratology is the study of chemicals,...
A teratogen is a substance that can cause physical malformations if a fetus or embryo is exposed to that substance while in the mother's womb. Scientists group teratogens with mutagens and carcinogens because all three cause mutations (changes) in the...
An environmental agent that can cause abnormalities in a developing organism resulting in either fetal death or congenital abnormality. The human fetus is separated from the mother by the placental barrier, but the barrier is imperfect and permits a...
(from Greek, teratos: monster) The prefix terato- indicates, literally, the formation of monsters, but in modern practice the term monsters is substituted by abnormal growths or malformations (a TUMOUR or cancer, for example). So TERATOLOGY is the...
Means capable of inducing deformity or malformation of the foetus during its development in the womb. The risk that a particular substance will cause abnormalities in the developing foetus is known as the teratogenic...
The study of congenital malformation which can be recognized at birth or soon thereafter. Viral infections, ionizing radiation and chemicals can be teratogenitic. Thalidomine was one of the most sensational...
In contemporary usage, the term teratology generally refers to disfiguring birth defects or malformations. Another term for this is dysmorphology, meaning "the study of abnormal...
