teratology

• n. [胚] 畸形学；怪异研究

terato-,畸形的，怪导的，-logy,学说。

teratology (n.)

"study of marvels and monstrosities," 1842, from terato- + -logy. Earlier it meant "marvelous narrative" (1670s), from Greek teratologia "a telling of marvels." Related: Teratological; teratologist.