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teratoma

[ ter-uh-toh-muh ]
/ ˌtɛr əˈtoʊ mə /
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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.
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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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