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theratoma

theratoma is the misspelling 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 theratoma

What is theratoma the misspelling of?
Theratoma is the misspelling of teratoma.

Words near theratoma in the dictionary

  1. therapygenetics
  2. therapying
  3. therapylike
  4. therapyspeak
  5. therasiaite
  6. theratoma
  7. theratomas
  8. theratype
  9. theratypes
  10. Theravada
  11. Theravadan

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