Teratogen

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027815",
  "term": "Teratogen",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A substance capable of causing birth defects.\n\n2. Substance that causes malformation or serious deviation from normal development of embryos and fetuses.\n\n3. A substance that causes defects in development between conception and birth. A teratogen is a substance that causes a structural or functional birth defect.\n\n4. An agent that causes the production of physical defects in the developing embryo.\n\n5. Drugs or other agents that cause developmental malformations.\n\n6. Any agent that raises the incidence of congenital malformations.\n\n7. Substances such as chemicals or radiation that cause abnormal development of a embryo.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Environmental Issues Terms & Acronyms; Pesticides Glossary; Terms of Environment",
    "I-BEAM Glossary of Terms",
    "CDC Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Glossary",
    "NIH Genetics Home Reference Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/teratogen/"
}