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Teratogens

Medical Definition: An agent that causes the production of physical defects in the developing embryo.
Guide Notes: be careful: "teratogenic effect" of a drug or chem is probably ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED + drug or chem named (with required qualif) & not TERATOGENS
Also Called: Fetotoxins
Previously Indexed: Abnormalities, Drug-Induced (1966-1974)

Teratogens Medical Definitions and Terms

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