Abnormalities, Drug-Induced

Congenital abnormalities caused by medicinal substances or drugs of abuse given to or taken by the mother, or to which she is inadvertently exposed during the manufacture of such substances. The concept excludes abnormalities resulting from exposure to non-medicinal chemicals in the environment.

Year introduced: 1964

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Tree Number(s): C16.131.042

MeSH Unique ID: D000014

Entry Terms:

• Abnormalities, Drug Induced
• Drug-Induced Abnormalities
• Abnormality, Drug-Induced
• Drug Induced Abnormalities
• Drug-Induced Abnormality

See Also:

• Teratogens
• Teratogenesis

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
Congenital Abnormalities
Abnormalities, Drug-Induced