teratoid

[ ter-uh-toid ]

adjective

, Biology.

1. resembling a monster.

teratoid

/ ˈtɛrəˌtɔɪd /

adjective

1. biology resembling a monster

Word History and Origins

Origin of teratoid¹

First recorded in 1875–80; terat- + -oid

Example Sentences

She was rushed into life-saving surgery, but the diagnosis was an atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor, or ATRT, the most common brain cancer in infants and one of the deadliest.

From Washington Post

Doctors said Allia had an atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor, a rare, fast-growing cancer of the brain and the spinal cord.

From New York Times

Platten sang the hit with a cancer patient, 7-year-old Jeremiah Succar, at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles after finding out through social media that Succar was a huge fan of the song since he was diagnosed with stage-four atypical rhabdoid teratoid in May.

From Time

The fact that this life is being lived right now by developer Ryan Green and his wife as their son undergoes treatment after treatment for Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumors makes this game even more painful and poignant.

From Forbes

Routh suffered from an atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor.

From Seattle Times

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