teratology Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism

WordNet

Ter`a*tol"o*gy noun
Etymology
Gr. , , a wonder, monster + -logy: cf. Gr. a telling of wonders, and F. tératologie.
Definitions
  1. That branch of biological science which treats of monstrosities, malformations, or deviations from the normal type of structure, either in plants or animals.
  2. Affectation of sublimity; bombast. Obs. Bailey.

Webster 1913