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teratism — [ter′ə tiz΄əm] n. [< TERATO + ISM] a malformed fetus … English World dictionary
teratism — ˈterəˌtizəm noun ( s) Etymology: terat + ism 1. : anomaly of organic form and structure : monstrosity 2. : love of the marvelous : worship of monsters man s pathetic struggle up from teratism through animism and taboo and magic to our present day … Useful english dictionary
teratism — /ter euh tiz euhm/, n. 1. love or worship of the monstrous. 2. Biol. a monstrosity. [1900 05; TERAT + ISM] * * * … Universalium
teratism — noun Any severe congenital malformation … Wiktionary
teratism — SYN: teratosis. [G. teratisma, fr. teras] * * * ter·a·tism ter ə .tiz əm n anomaly of organic form and structure: MONSTROSITY (1a) * * * ter·a·tism (terґə tiz əm) [Gr. teratisma] an anomaly of formation or development; see developmental … Medical dictionary
teratism — Synonyms and related words: aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, abnormality, abnormity, abortion, absurdity, amorphism, anomalism, anomalousness, anomaly, anticness, baboon, bag, bizarreness, bizarrerie, blemish, blot, curiousness, deformity,… … Moby Thesaurus
teratism — n. monstrosity, state of having visible developmental deformities; deformed fetus … English contemporary dictionary
teratism — ter·a·tism … English syllables
teratism — n. monstrosity; love of monsters or marvels. ♦ teratical, a. ♦ teratogen, n. substance that can cause fetal deformities if absorbed during pregnancy. ♦ teratogenesis, ♦ teratogeny, n. production of malformations in a fetus or of… … Dictionary of difficult words
teratosis — An anomaly producing a teras. SYN: teratism. [terato + G. osis, condition] atresic t. a t. in which any of the normal orifices, such as the nares, mouth, anus, or vagina, is imperforate. ceasmic t. a t. in which … Medical dictionary
