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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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Words nearby teratoma
terato-, teratogen, teratogenesis, teratoid, teratology, teratoma, teratophobia, teratosis, Te Rauparaha, terbia, terbium
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How to use teratoma in a sentence
When it was examined after removal, the suspected fibroid proved to be a large sacral teratoma growing from the fœtus.
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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