teratism
/ˈtɛrəˌtɪzəm/
noun
- The condition of being severely malformed or abnormal; also, the study of such abnormalities.
- Teratism is a rare field of study within developmental biology.
- Doctors in the 19th century often wrote about teratism without understanding its genetic causes.
- The museum's exhibit on teratism showed preserved specimens of unusual organisms.
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