Meanings
plural teratomas · plural teratomata
- medicineA 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
Origin
- GermanTeratom
- Englishteratoma
From German Teratom; equivalent to terato- + -oma.
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Czech teratom
- teratomtype of tumour
Dutch teratoom, wondergezwel
- teratoomtype of tumour
- wondergezweltype of tumour
Finnish teratooma
- teratoomatype of tumour
Polish potworniak, teratoma
- potworniaktype of tumour
- teratomatype of tumour
Spanish teratoma
- teratomatype of tumour
Turkish teratom
- teratomtype of tumour
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teratoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teratoma
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