| teratoma |
A tumor consisting of different types of tissue, as of skin, hair, and muscle, caused by the development of independent germ cells. (SMD)
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| teratoma |
A non-malignant tumor in an animal consisting of different types of differentiated cells caused by the growth and differentiation of injected embryonic stem cells.
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| teratomata |
plural of teratoma.
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| teratomatous |
pertaining to or of the nature of teratoma.
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| teratoma |
(1) Strictly speaking, teratoma is a benign growth. It is an odd sort of tumor in that it is basically composed of a number of different normal types of tissue, growing in abnormal places. I say strictly speaking it is benign, but it can act like a malignant tumor and spread. It is most commonly discussed in the post-chemo situation where the doctors want to remove masses left behind by the chemo because they may have teratoma in them. ...
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