#teratogen  any agent that interferes with normal embryonic development: alcohol or thalidomide or X-rays or rubella are examples
  subtype:  thalidomide  a sedative and hypnotic drug; withdrawn from sale after discovered to cause severe birth defects because it inhibits angiogenesis
  supertype:  agent  an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents"
     supertype:  causal_agent__cause__causal_agency  any entity that causes events to happen
        supertype:  thing_playing_some_role  category to classify things according to roles/viewpoints; classification under this category is application-dependant
           supertype:  thing__something___T__t___3D_or_4D_thing_or_anything_else  any category (type or individual) is instance of this type; any type is also a subtype of this type

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