Found 2 items, similar to teratology.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: teratology teratology n : the branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism
English → English (gcide) Definition: Teratology Teratology \Ter`a*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a wonder, monster + -logy: cf. Gr. ? a telling of wonders, and F. t['e]ratologie.] 1. That branch of biological science which treats of monstrosities, malformations, or deviations from the normal type of structure, either in plants or animals. [1913 Webster] 2. Affectation of sublimity; bombast. [Obs.] --Bailey. [1913 Webster]