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teratomas

teratomas is the plural of teratoma.

Meaning of teratoma

Noun

teratoma (plural teratomas or teratomata)

  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

Questions about teratomas

What is teratomas the plural of?
Teratomas is the plural of teratoma.

Words near teratomas in the dictionary

  1. teratologies
  2. teratologist
  3. teratologists
  4. teratology
  5. teratoma
  6. teratomas
  7. teratomata
  8. teratomatous
  9. teraton
  10. teratoneuroma
  11. teratoneuromas

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