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Any environmental factor that acts on a fetus to cause congenital abnormality. Examples include ionizing radiation (e.g. X-rays), nutritional deficiencies, drugs (e.g. thalidomide), toxic chemicals, and virus infections (e.g. rubella).
From: teratogen in A Dictionary of Biology »
Subjects: Science and Mathematics — Medicine and Health.
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