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Definition of: teratogeny
(ter′ə·toj′ə·nē) noun Biol.
The production of monsters or abnormal organisms. Also ter′a·to·gen′e·sis (-tō·jen′ə·sis). [<TERATO- + -GENY]
—ter′a·to·gen′ic (-tō·jen′ik) adjective
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