Teratology
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| + | [[Image:Portrait_von_Antonietta_Gonzales_by_Lavinia_Fontana_ca.1594-1595.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Portrait of Antonietta Gonsalus]]'' (ca.[[1594]]-[[1595]]) by [[Lavinia Fontana]]]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Blemmyes (legendary creatures).jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Blemmyes (legendary creatures)|Blemmyes]] from [[Hartmann Schedel]]'s ''[[Nuremberg Chronicle]]'' ([[1493]])]] | ||
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| - | In contemporary usage, the term '''teratology''' generally refers to [[disfiguring]] [[birth defect]]s or [[malformation]]s. Another term for this is '''dysmorphology''', meaning "the study of abnormal form." | + | |
| + | '''Teratology''' is the study of [[abnormalities]] of [[physiological]] [[development]]. It is often thought of as the study of human [[birth defect]]s, but it is much broader than that, taking in other non-birth developmental stages, including [[puberty]]; and other non-human life forms, including plants. A newer term [[developmental toxicity]] includes all manifestations of abnormal development, not only frank terata. These may include growth retardation or delayed mental development without any structural [[malformation]]s. | ||
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Carcinogen]] | ||
| + | * [[Congenital abnormalities]] | ||
| + | * [[Mutagen]] | ||
| + | * [[Mütter Museum]] | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Carcinogen]] | ||
| + | * [[Congenital abnormalities]] | ||
| + | * [[Mutagen]] | ||
| + | * [[Summa izbu]] - a set of [[Mesopotamia]]n omen texts about teratology. | ||
| + | * [[Miles Vorkosigan]], a fictional character affected by a teratogenic agent before birth | ||
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Teratology is the study of abnormalities of physiological development. It is often thought of as the study of human birth defects, but it is much broader than that, taking in other non-birth developmental stages, including puberty; and other non-human life forms, including plants. A newer term developmental toxicity includes all manifestations of abnormal development, not only frank terata. These may include growth retardation or delayed mental development without any structural malformations.
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- Carcinogen
- Congenital abnormalities
- Mutagen
- Summa izbu - a set of Mesopotamian omen texts about teratology.
- Miles Vorkosigan, a fictional character affected by a teratogenic agent before birth
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