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teratogen::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | agent |
| Has types | thalidomide |
| Derivation | teratogenic |
Examples of teratogen
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Isotretinoin is a teratogen with a number of potential side-effects.
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The drug did show up as a mild teratogen on initial screening.
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Any substance that causes birth defects is known as a teratogen.
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Teratogen-caused birth defects are potentially preventable.
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Alcohol is a recognized teratogen, or an environmental agent that can cause malformations of an embryo or fetus.
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Basil, like other aromatic plants such as fennel and tarragon, contains estragole, a known carcinogen and teratogen in rats and mice.
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Ethanol is classified as a teratogen.
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- Any agent that interferes with normal embryonic development: alcohol or thalidomide or X-rays or rubella are examples
- Teratology is the study of abnormalities of physiological development. It is often thought of as the study of birth defects, but it is much broader than that, taking in other developmental stages, such as puberty; and other life forms, such as plants.
- Any agent or substance which can cause malformation of an embryo or birth defects
- A teratogenic agent; Of, relating to, or causing malformations or defects to an embryo or foetus
- (teratogenic) A substance that disturbs the development of the embryo or fetus
- (Teratogenic) Possessing the ability to disrupt normal fetal development and causing fetal abnormalities.
- (Teratogenic) Structural developmental defects due to exposure to a chemical agent during formation of individual organs.
- (Teratogenic) Substances that are suspected of causing malformations or serious deviations from the normal type, which can not be inherited in or on animal embryos or fetuses.
- (Teratogens) are external substances that when introduced into the womb cause defects in the developing baby. (see Prenatal Risks)
