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.
TERATOMA
Ter`a*to"ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. -oma.] (Med.)
Defn: A tumor, sometimes found in newborn children, which is made up of a heterigenous mixture of tissues, as of bone, cartilage and muscle.
TERBIC
Ter"bic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or containing, terbium; also, designating certain of its compounds.
TERBIUM
Ter"bi*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Ytterby, in Sweden. See Erbium.]
(Chem.)
Defn: A rare metallic element, of uncertain identification, supposed to exist in certain minerals, as gadolinite and samarskite, with other rare ytterbium earth. Symbol Tr or Tb. Atomic weight 150.
TERCE
Terce, n.
Defn: See Tierce.