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- Teratology is the science that studies the causes, mechanisms, and patterns of abnormal development.
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Teratology is the study of abnormalities of physiological development in organisms during their life span. It is a sub-discipline in medical genetics which focuses on the classification of congenital abnormalities in dysmorphology caused by teratogens.
A more comprehensive definition is that teratology is the science dealing with the causes, mechamisms, and manifestation of developmental deviations of either structural or functional nature. He formulated a concept of six main principles of teratology that are generally accepted to this day.
- Eduard Ujházy, Mojmír Mach, Jana Navarová, Ingrid Brucknerová, Michal Dubovický
- 2012
This is not to be confused with the similarly named teratology, a field of medicine concerned with abnormal development and congenital malformations (including tetralogy of Fallot). Below are the four heart malformations that present together in tetralogy of Fallot:
- Unknown
- Open heart surgery
- From birth
Teratology is the study of abnormal fetal development. For an agent to be labeled a teratogen, it must significantly increase the occurrence of adverse structural or functional abnormalities in offspring after its administration to the female during pregnancy or directly to the developing organism.
Jun 13, 2018 · Teratology (from Greek, teratos, monster) is the science that studies birth defects , congenital malformations or developmental disorders (CDDs). These defects could be obvious or latent at birth, owing to the conjugation effects of internal and external factors during the prenatal developmental processes [ 1 ].
- Ana M Calado, Maria Dos Anjos Pires
- 2018
teratology, branch of the biological sciences dealing with the causes, development, description, and classification of congenital malformations in plants and animals and with the experimental production, in some instances, of these malformations.
Abstract. In this chapter, we provide an overview of the basic principles of teratology, beginning with its definition, the critical point for teratogenesis to occur and the most evident etiological agents to improve the understanding of this science.Teratology is a recent science that began in the early twentieth century, and has greatly ...
