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teratoid

American  
[ter-uh-toid] / ˈtɛr əˌtɔɪd /

adjective

Biology.
  1. resembling a monster.


teratoid British  
/ ˈtɛrəˌtɔɪd /

adjective

  1. biology resembling a monster

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of teratoid

First recorded in 1875–80; terat- + -oid

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The teratoid group comprises a more complex massing of tissues, representing a combination of those derived from all the germinal layers of the embryo.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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