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teratogenesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ter-ato-ge-n-e-sis
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The development of congenital malformations.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From terato- + -genesis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

teratogeneses (plural)

Derived Forms

antiteratogenesis

Frequently Paired Words

teratogen teratogenetic teratogenicity

Synonyms

teratogeny

Questions

What does teratogenesis mean?
The development of congenital malformations.
Where does teratogenesis come from?
From terato- + -genesis.

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