| 释义 |
ter·a·tol·o·gy
\-jē\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Greek teratologia, from terat- + -logia -logy
1.
a. : fantastic mythmaking or storytelling in which prodigies and monsters play a large part
b. : a collection of such stories
2. [International Scientific Vocabulary terat- + -logy] : the study of malformations, monstrosities, or serious deviations from the normal type in growing organisms : study of the nature and origin of terata |