teratology

/ˈtɛrəˌtɑlədʒi/
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Definitions of teratology
  1. noun
    the branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism
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    type of:
    embryology
    the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms
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