teratoma
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɛɹəˈtəʊmə/
Noun
teratoma (plural teratomas or teratomata)
- (pathology) 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.
- 1972, Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain:
- ‘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:
Derived terms
Translations
type of tumour
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Further reading
- teratoma at OneLook Dictionary Search
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