\Ter`a*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a wonder, monster +
-logy: cf. Gr. ? a telling of wonders, and F.
t['e]ratologie.]
1. That branch of biological science which treats of
   monstrosities, malformations, or deviations from the
   normal type of structure, either in plants or animals.

2. Affectation of sublimity; bombast. [Obs.] --Bailey.