teratoma

[ ter-uh-toh-muh ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural ter·a·to·mas, ter·a·to·ma·ta [ter-, uh, -, toh, -m, uh, -t, uh].

1. a tumor made up of different types of tissue.

teratoma

/ ˌtɛrəˈtəʊmə /

noun

1. a tumour or group of tumours composed of tissue foreign to the site of growth

Word History and Origins

Origin of teratoma¹

First recorded in 1885–90; terat- + -oma

Example Sentences

Her only physical abnormalities, it seemed, were mild brain inflammation and a teratoma—a rare kind of germ cell tumor—in her ovary.

From Science Magazine

That my children — and so many black and brown children — had been needlessly confronted by law enforcement fed that teratoma of anger and anxiety growing inside me.

From New York Times

Doctors also thought the mass could be a teratoma, a rare tumor containing fully developed organs or tissues like hair, muscle or teeth.

From Fox News

Researchers note that the occurrence is very similar to that of a teratoma, which is a type of embryonal tumor that typically forms from germ cells.

From Fox News

Teratomas that trigger this type of brain destruction are rare and only recently described; the first two cases of psychosis caused by a teratoma were reported just 20 years ago.

From New York Times