See Also: Drugs, teratogenic(health)
teratogenic(medicine)
designer drugs(medicine)
drugs, non-prescription(medicine)
drugs, investigational(medicine)
drugs, generic(medicine)
drugs, essential(medicine)
veterinary drugs(medicine)
cytotoxic drugs(medicine)
hard drugs(dictionary)

Drugs, teratogenic (health)


A teratogen is an agent that can disturb the development of the embryo or fetus. Teratogens halt the pregnancy or produce a congenital malformation (a birth defect). Classes of teratogens include radiation, maternal infections, chemicals, and drugs.