Hazardous or Poisonous Substance
teratogen Audio
te·rat·o·gen [ tuh-rat-uh-juhn, -jen, ter-uh-tuh- ]
Definitions related to teratogens:
  • Agent or factor that induces or increases the incidence of a congenital anomaly in the developing embryo.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • An agent that disrupts the development of an embryo or fetus.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An agent that causes the production of physical defects in the developing embryo.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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