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teratogenic Definition


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teratogen
noun
    1. medicine.
      A substance or procedure, eg a drug, disease or radiation, etc that interferes with the normal development of the fetus and leads to the development of physical abnormalities.
Derivative: teratogenic
adj
    Etymology: Early 20c: from Greek teras, teratos monster + -gen.



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