n. 1.【生物学】畸形学;畸胎学。 2.怪物研究,怪物故事讲述,怪物故事集。 短语和例子 -logic , -logical adj.
the branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism
Teratology is the study of abnormalities of physiological development. It is often thought of as the study of human birth defects, but it is much broader than that, taking in other non-birth developmental stages, including puberty; and other non-human life forms, including plants.
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Disorders of fetal development including the principles of teratology and the mechanism of normal and abnormal parturition will be covered as well as the pathophysiology of the breast and disorders of lactation 还有乳房的病生理学、泌乳方面的疾病,以及胎儿发育的疾病包括畸胎学原理与正常、异常分娩的机转也都在授课范围之内。