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Definition of teratologist in English:

teratologist

Pronunciation /-jist/

noun

See teratology

‘Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hillaire was the first teratologist to classify conjoined twins, using Greek etymology to describe the twins in terms of their shared anatomy.’
  • ‘The catalog provides a source of reference for teratologists wishing knowledge of the literature dealing with a particular teratogenic agents.’
  • ‘It is interesting to note that modern teratologists retained ` monster’ as a scientific term, therefore using a word which, through centuries, had inspired many prejudices.’
  • ‘I am one of only 3 or 4 experimental teratologists in Australia.’
  • ‘We are staffed by a multidisciplinary team consisting of clinicians, medical information scientists, nurses, pharmacists and a teratologist.’