Definition of "teratogenesis" []

• The development of congenital malformations. (noun)

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• "If the mutation occurs in a somatic cell, it can cause altered cell growth (e.g., cancer) or cell death (e.g., teratogenesis) in the exposed person."
• "Ethanol teratogenesis in the zebrafish, Danio rerio."
• "Since peak blood alcohol levels (BALs) reached per drinking episode are a crucial factor in FAS (Abel, 1999), the ‘average drinks’ measure distorts the relationship between alcohol and teratogenesis and muddies our perceptions of risky drinking."