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teratoma

[ ter-uh-toh-muh ]
/ ˌtɛr əˈtoʊ mə /

noun, plural ter·a·to·mas, ter·a·to·ma·ta [ter-uh-toh-muh-tuh] /ˌtɛr əˈtoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

a tumor made up of different types of tissue.

Nearby words

  1. teratogenicity,
  2. teratogeny,
  3. teratoid,
  4. teratoid tumor,
  5. teratology,
  6. teratophobia,
  7. teratosis,
  8. terazosin hydrochloride,
  9. terbia,
  10. terbium

Origin of teratoma

First recorded in 1885–90; terat- + -oma
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British Dictionary definitions for teratoma

teratoma

/ (ˌtɛrəˈtəʊmə) /

noun plural -mata (-mətə) or -mas

a tumour or group of tumours composed of tissue foreign to the site of growth
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Medicine definitions for teratoma

teratoma

[ tĕr′ə-tō′mə ]

n. pl. ter•a•to•mas

A tumor consisting of different types of tissue, as of skin, hair, and muscle, caused by the development of independent germ cells.teratoblastoma teratoid tumor
Related formster′a•to′ma•tous (-tō′mə-təs) adj.
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