HYDATIDIFORM MOLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hydatidiform mole mean? 

• HYDATIDIFORM MOLE (noun)
  The noun HYDATIDIFORM MOLE has 1 sense:

1. an abnormality during pregnancy; chorionic villi around the fetus degenerate and form clusters of fluid-filled sacs; usually associated with the death of the fetus

  Familiarity information: HYDATIDIFORM MOLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYDATIDIFORM MOLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An abnormality during pregnancy; chorionic villi around the fetus degenerate and form clusters of fluid-filled sacs; usually associated with the death of the fetus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

hydatid mole; hydatidiform mole; molar pregnancy

Hypernyms ("hydatidiform mole" is a kind of...):

abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)

 Context examples 

The two main types of GTTs are hydatidiform mole and choriocarcinoma.

(GTT, NCI Dictionary)

A hydatidiform mole contains many cysts (sacs of fluid).

(Hydatidiform mole, NCI Dictionary)

A complete hydatidiform mole or very rarely a partial mole that invades the myometrium.

(Invasive hydatidiform mole, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include hydatidiform mole, gestational choriocarcinoma, and placental site trophoblastic tumor.

(Gestational trophoblastic tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

The two main types of GTDs are hydatidiform mole and choriocarcinoma.

(GTD, NCI Dictionary)

The two main types of gestational trophoblastic diseases are hydatidiform mole and choriocarcinoma.

(Gestational trophoblastic disease, NCI Dictionary)

The two main types of gestational trophoblastic tumors are hydatidiform mole and choriocarcinoma.

(Gestational trophoblastic tumor, NCI Dictionary)

Approximately half of the cases develop from a complete hydatidiform mole.

(Choriocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare, highly malignant, epithelial tumor that develops from a hydatidiform mole (50%), following abortion (25%), or during normal pregnancy (22%).

(Gestational Choriocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Partial hydatidiform moles are characterized by focal chorionic villi swelling, focal trophoblastic hyperplasia, and identifiable fetal or embryonic tissue.

(Partial Hydatidiform Mole, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)