< b>Fear of bearing a malformed child: An abnormal and persistent fear of
bearing a malformed child is termed teratophobia. A phobia is an unreasonable sort
of fear that can cause avoidance and panic. Phobias are a relatively common type
of anxiety disorder.
The term "teratophobia" is made up of "terato-" and - "phobia." "Terato-" comes
from the Greek "teras" meaning monster + "-phobia" from the Greek "phobos" meaning
fear = literally, fear (of) monsters. Teratology is the study of malformations and
a teratogen is anything that can cause a birth defect.
The term dysmorphophobia also means fear of bearing a malformed child. Dysmorphology
is another term for the study of congenital malformations (birth defects).
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