teratogénesis

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-

Proto-Indo-European *kʷértder.

Ancient Greek τέρας (téras)der.

Spanish terato-

Spanish -genesis

Spanish teratogénesis

From terato- + -genesis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teɾatoˈxenesis/ [t̪e.ɾa.t̪oˈxe.ne.sis]
• Rhymes: -enesis
• Syllabification: te‧ra‧to‧gé‧ne‧sis

Noun

teratogénesis f (plural teratogénesis)

1. teratogenesis

Further reading

• “teratogénesis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025