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teratogenic

teratogenic adjective: of, relating to, malformations or defects to an embryo or fetus.

Adjective

teratogenic (comparative more teratogenic, superlative most teratogenic)

  1. Of, relating to, malformations or defects to an embryo or fetus.
  2. Causing malformations or defects to an embryo or fetus.
    • In particular, the impact of the biomaterial used remains to be defined; grafting (biotissue can be introduced via direct cell implantation (cell therapy), biotissue transplantation, or gene therapy); risk of teratogenic effect and of immune reaction (i.e., in the umbilical cord cells the immune...2015 August 2, J.-F. Stoltz et al., “Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine: Myth or Reality of the 21th^([sic]) Century”, in Stem Cells International, volume 2015, →DOI
    • […] as well as chemicals (potentially toxic) used in daily routine in research and educational institutes, industries (e.g., carcinogenic, mutagenic and teratogenic) and in household that may confer danger to the living beings if discharged in the umbworld.2018, Pankaj,, Sharma, Anita, Microbial Biotechnology in Environmental Monitoring and Cleanup, page 176

Noun

teratogenic (plural teratogenics)

  1. A teratogenic agent.

teratogenic meaning in Tamil

teratogenic in Tamil

சினைப்பருவக் குறைபாடுகளுக்கான காரணிகள், விந்தை உரு ஏற்படுத்தும், கரு ஊனம், கருவில் ஊனம்

Synonyms of teratogenic

Forms of teratogenic

Adjective
comparativemore teratogenic
superlativemost teratogenic
Noun
pluralteratogenics

Origin of teratogenic

From terato- + -genic.

Words formed from teratogenic

Questions about teratogenic

What does teratogenic mean?
Teratogenic means of, relating to, malformations or defects to an embryo or fetus.
What is teratogenic in Tamil?
Teratogenic in Tamil is சினைப்பருவக் குறைபாடுகளுக்கான காரணிகள், விந்தை உரு ஏற்படுத்தும், கரு ஊனம். See Teratogenic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is teratogenic?
Teratogenic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near teratogenic in the dictionary

  1. teratodontines
  2. teratogen
  3. teratogeneses
  4. teratogenesis
  5. teratogenetic
  6. teratogenic
  7. teratogenically
  8. teratogenicities
  9. teratogenicity
  10. teratogenics
  11. teratogenous

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