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Definition of Teratism
1. a malformed fetus [n -S] : TERATOID [adj]
Medical Definition of Teratism
1. Synonym: teratosis. Origin: G. Teratisma, fr. Teras (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Teratism
Literary usage of Teratism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Obstetrics by William Alexander Newman Dorland (1896)
"(3) teratism, or the development of monsters or monstrosities. By a monster or
monstrosity is meant a fetus exhibiting some abnormal development, ..."
2. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1901)
"has invented the term teratism. Defining teratism as the sense of awe (of
which "Fear, Admiration, Wonder, and the like" are, ..."
3. War and Religion: A Sociological Study by Eli Mayer (1918)
"teratism may have preceded the incitement of the war-hero's corpse and tomb, in
opening man's mind to the elements of religion. But the only evidence from ..."
4. A Psychological Study of Religion: Its Origin, Function, and Future by James Henry Leuba (1912)
"... independent of animism — is not best described as "supernaturalism," or "
teratism," for the fundamental notion in it is not that of the unpredictable, ..."
5. A Psychological Study of Religion: Its Origin, Function, and Future by James Henry Leuba (1912)
"... independent of animism — is not best described as "supernaturalism," or "
teratism," for the fundamental notion in it is not that of the unpredictable, ..."
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