teratoma

See also: teratomą

English

Etymology

From German Teratom; equivalent to terato- + -oma.[1]

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

Translations

References

  1. teratoma”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Further reading

  • teratoma”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

From terato- + -oma.

Noun

teratoma f (plural teratome)

  1. teratoma

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛ.raˈtɔ.ma/
  • Rhymes: -ɔma
  • Syllabification: te‧ra‧to‧ma

Noun

teratoma f

  1. teratoma (type of tumour)
    Synonym: potworniak

Declension

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Scientific Latin teratoma, from Ancient Greek τέρατος (tératos, monster) and + -oma.[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

teratoma m (plural teratomas)

  1. (pathology) teratoma

References

  1. teratoma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Further reading

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