teratoma

English

Etymology

From terato- +‎ -oma

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛɹəˈtəʊmə/

Noun

teratoma (plural teratomas or teratomata)

1. (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

• teratocellular
• teratomatous

Translations

type of tumour

• Czech: teratom m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Finnish: teratooma
• Spanish: teratoma m

Further reading

• “teratoma”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• amaretto

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Italian

Etymology

terato- +‎ -oma

Noun

teratoma f (plural teratome)

1. teratoma

Anagrams

• amaretto

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Spanish

Etymology

From Scientific Latin teratoma, from Ancient Greek τέρατος (tératos, “monster”) and +‎ -oma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teɾaˈtoma/ [t̪e.ɾaˈt̪o.ma]
• Rhymes: -oma
• Hyphenation: te‧ra‧to‧ma

Noun

teratoma m (plural teratomas)

1. (pathology) teratoma