Teratogen

Introduction: Teratogen

Description of Teratogen

Teratogen: Substance or toxin likely to produce fetal defects from maternal exposure.

Teratogen: Any agent (e.g., a drug) or factor that induces or increases incidence of abnormal prenatal development. [terato- + G. -gen, producing]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Teratogen: An agent that causes the production of physical defects in the developing embryo.
Source: Diseases Database

Teratogen: agent or factor that induces or increases the incidence of a congenital anomaly in the developing embryo.
Source: CRISP

Teratogen: An agent that causes the production of physical defects in the developing embryo.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Teratogen:

Terms Similar to Teratogen:

• Teratogenicity
• Teratogenesis

Source: Diseases Database

• Embryotoxins
• Fetotoxins

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Abnormalities, Drug-Induced

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Teratogen:

• diethylstilbestrol
• thalidomide

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Teratogen

• Noxae

Source - MeSH 2007

• drug /agent

Source - CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Teratogen:

• embryo /fetus drug adverse effect
• mutagen
• T2 toxin

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Teratogen

The following list attempts to classify Teratogen into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Toxic Actions
    • Noxae
      • Teratogens

External links related to: Teratogen

• Drugs in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding(A to D)

Source: Diseases Database

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