English
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Etymology
From terato- + -oma.
Pronunciation
IPA|/t�r�'t��m�/
Noun
en-noun|plteratomas|pl2teratomata
- 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.�
Derived terms
teratomatous
Category:English nouns with irregular plurals
ru:teratoma
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