-jē noun
( -es )
Etymology: Greek teratologia, from terat- + -logia -logy
1.
a. : fantastic mythmaking or storytelling in which prodigies and monsters play a large part
b. : a collection of such stories
2.
[International Scientific Vocabulary terat- + -logy ]
: the study of malformations, monstrosities, or serious deviations from the normal type in growing organisms : study of the nature and origin of terata