teratoma

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See also: teratomą

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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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

Declension of teratoma
singular plural
nominative teratoma teratomy
genitive teratomy teratom
dative teratomie teratomom
accusative teratomę teratomy
instrumental teratomą teratomami
locative teratomie teratomach
vocative teratomo teratomy

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teɾaˈtoma/
  • Rhymes: -oma
  • Syllabification: te‧ra‧to‧ma

Noun

teratoma m (plural teratomas)

  1. (pathology) teratoma

References

  1. ^ “teratoma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

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