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teratoma en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /tɛɹəˈtəʊmə/

Etymology

From German Teratom; equivalent to terato- + -oma.

Meanings

1. A benign or malignant tumour, especially of the gonads, that arises from germ cells and consists of different types of tissue such as skin, hair, or muscle.
   • ‘What is a teratoma?’ asked Jack, holding the object in his hand. ‘A kind of grenado?’ ‘It is an inward wen, a tumour: we find them, occasionally, in the abdominal cavity. Sometimes they contain long black hair, sometimes a set of teeth: this has both hair and teeth.’ 1972, Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain:

Forms

Deriveds

growing teratoma syndrome · teratomatous · teratocellular

Translations (8)

nl wondergezwel (type of tumour) · nl teratoom (type of tumour) · cs teratom (type of tumour) · fi teratooma (type of tumour) · pl teratoma (type of tumour) · pl potworniak (type of tumour) · tr teratom (type of tumour) · es teratoma (type of tumour)