Tetralogy vs Teratology - What's the difference?
tetralogy | teratology |
A set of four works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as four individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
(medicine) A combination of four symptoms.
(medicine) The study of teratogenesis, congenital malformations or grossly deformed individuals.
(toxicology) The study of the mechanisms, teratogenic agents, or teratogens, in bringing about malformations.
(obsolete) Affectation of sublimity; bombast.
In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between tetralogy and teratology
is that tetralogy is (medicine) a combination of four symptoms while teratology is (medicine) the study of teratogenesis, congenital malformations or grossly deformed individuals.As nouns the difference between tetralogy and teratology
is that tetralogy is a set of four works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as four individual works they are commonly found in literature, film, or video games while teratology is (medicine) the study of teratogenesis, congenital malformations or grossly deformed individuals.tetralogy
English
(wikipedia tetralogy)Noun
(tetralogies)Synonyms
* quadrilogy (nonstandard)teratology
English
(wikipedia teratology)Noun
- (Bailey)
