teratology

 
Pronunciation: /ˌtɛrəˈtɒlədʒi/

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1 Medicine & Biology the scientific study of congenital abnormalities and abnormal formations: he has made a long study of teratology [count noun]: figurative the teratologies of human corruption
  • 2mythology relating to fantastic creatures and monsters.

Derivatives

teratological

Pronunciation: /-təˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/
adjective

teratologist

noun