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embryotoxicity
1. Production by a substance of toxic effects in progeny in the first period of pregnancy between conception and the fetal stage.
2. Any toxic effect on the conceptus as a result of prenatal exposure during the embryonic stages of development: these effects may include malformations and variations, malfunctions, altered growth, prenatal death, and altered postnatal function.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Biology; Chemistry
- Category: Toxicology
- Company: National Library of Medicine
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- Walter Lane
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