Medical term:
embryotoxicity
embryotoxicity
[em″bre-o-tok-sis´ĭ-te]toxic effects on the embryo of a substance that crosses the placental barrier; see also embryolethality and teratogenesis. adj. adj embryotox´ic.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
em·bry·o·tox·ic·i·ty
(em'brē-ō-tok-sis'i-tē),Injury to the embryo, which may result in death, growth retardation, or abnormal development of a part that may affect either its structure or function.
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embryotoxicity
Toxicology Adverse effects on the embryo due to a substance that enters the maternal system and crosses the placental barrier; the effects of the substance may be expressed as embryonic death or abnormal development of one or more body systems, and can be deleterious to maternal health. Cf Fetotoxicity.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
em·bry·o·tox·ic·i·ty
(em'brē-ō-tok-sis'i-tē)Injury to the embryo, which may result in death or abnormal development of a part, owing to substances that enter the placental circulation.
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