teratology
英 [,terə'tɒlədʒɪ]
- n. [胚] 畸形学；怪异研究
英英释义
- 1. the branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism
中文词源
teratology 畸形研究，怪异研究
terato-,畸形的，怪导的，-logy,学说。
英文词源
- teratology (n.)
- "study of marvels and monstrosities," 1842, from terato- + -logy. Earlier it meant "marvelous narrative" (1670s), from Greek teratologia "a telling of marvels." Related: Teratological; teratologist.