Teratogen

Word TERATOGEN
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Definitions and meanings of "Teratogen"

What do we mean by teratogen?

An agent, such as a virus, a drug, or radiation, that causes malformation of an embryo or fetus. noun

Any agent or substance which can cause malformation of an embryo or birth defects. noun

Any agent that interferes with normal embryonic development: alcohol or thalidomide or X-rays or rubella are examples noun

Any agent or substance which can cause malformation of an embryo or birth defects.

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The word "teratogen" in example sentences

Firstly, the definition of the word, 'teratogen' is thus: ❋ Unknown (2009)

Regulatory agencies around the world have concluded that glyphosate is not a reproductive toxin or teratogen cause of birth defects based on in-depth review of the comprehensive data sets available. ❋ Unknown (2011)

“Potassium iodide is a possible teratogen (causing fetal goiter).” ❋ Unknown (2009)

The name for these substances, I now know, is teratogen: an agent that causes malformation of the developing embryo or fetus. ❋ Annie Murphy Paul (2010)

It has been recognized by the World Health Organization as a carcinogen (causes cancer) and by the American Academy of Medicine as a teratogen (causes birth defects). ❋ Unknown (2009)

“She told me of a campaign she participated in a few years ago to try to stop the government and transnational timber corporations from spraying Agent Orange, a potent defoliant and teratogen, in the forests of Oregon,” Jensen writes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Aspartame is an abortifacient and teratogen causing birth defects and mental retardation without a warning. ❋ Unknown (2008)

From 1957 to 1961, pregnant women were prescribed thalidomide for nausea; thalidomide was banned after being proven to be a teratogen (an agent or influence known to cause severe malformities in the developing embryo). ❋ Unknown (2008)

It's an abortifacient and teratogen (causes birth defects); millions of babies have been murdered in their mother's wombs by this poison. ❋ Unknown (2008)

They had the dead wildlife tested - and found extraordinary levels of selenium, a salt (remember the inland sea) that, when concentrated, is a teratogen (from the Greek for monster), the cause of birth defects. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Isooctylphenyl ether is a teratogen, causing abnormal prenatal development. ❋ Unknown (2008)

She told me of a campaign she participated in a few years ago to try to stop the government and transnational timber corporations from spraying Agent Orange, a potent defoliant and teratogen, in the forests of Oregon. ❋ Unknown (2006)

"She told me of a campaign she participated in a few years ago to try to stop the government and transnational timber corporations from spraying Agent Orange, a potent defoliant and teratogen, in the forests of Oregon," Jensen writes. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The doctor's conclusion was a blow the Winokurs had not seen coming: Iyal's brain and central nervous system had been severely, irreversibly damaged in utero by the teratogen of alcohol, resulting in an incurable birth defect. ❋ By MELISSA FAY GREENE (2012)

Zhang F, Huang EY, Guenther MG, Lazar MA, et al. (2001) Histone deacetylase is a direct target of valproic acid, a potent anticonvulsant, mood stabilizer, and teratogen. ❋ Pramod K. Dash Et Al. (2010)

Let's start at the beginning. teratogen is something in the environment that messes with a developing fetus. ❋ Jason G. Goldman [email protected] (2010)

In addition to birth defects, he said, a teratogen can cause a fetus to be born dead or cause a miscarriage, which is death before birth. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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