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

teratogenicity, teratogeny, teratoid, teratoid tumor, teratology, teratoma, teratophobia, teratosis, terazosin hydrochloride, terbia, 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 forms

ter′a•to′ma•tous (-tō′mə-təs) adj.