teratoma
noun
a tumor made up of different types of tissue.
teratomas
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pluralof teratoma.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It dawned on Dalmau that three other young women with similar symptoms referred to him in previous months also had benign ovarian teratomas.
From Science Magazine ● May 15, 2024
He suspected that antibodies their immune systems generated to attack the teratomas were mistakenly taking aim at proteins in their brains as well.
From Science Magazine ● May 15, 2024
That’s definitely not on the official list of symptoms for intracranial teratomas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2021
There is these things called ovarian teratomas, which are essentially women’s eggs just going ahead and developing on their own — but they never get very far.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2012
They can form teratomas, a type of tumor that arises when stem cells differentiate into a profusion of cell types.
From Reuters ● Jan. 23, 2012
