teratology

== English == === Etymology === From terato- +‎ -logy, from Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”) +‎ -λογία (-logía, “study of”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === teratology (countable and uncountable, plural teratologies) (medicine) The study of congenital malformations, their development, and people with them. (toxicology) The study of the mechanisms, teratogenic agents, or teratogens, in bringing about malformations. The study or cataloging of monsters. ==== Derived terms ==== teratological teratologist ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “teratology”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.