TERATOMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does teratoma mean? 

• TERATOMA (noun)
  The noun TERATOMA has 1 sense:

1. a tumor consisting of a mixture of tissues not normally found at that site

  Familiarity information: TERATOMA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TERATOMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tumor consisting of a mixture of tissues not normally found at that site

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("teratoma" is a kind of...):

neoplasm; tumor; tumour (an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose)

 Context examples 

A teratoma that arises from the ovary and is characterized by the presence of cystic structures.

(Ovarian Cystic Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A cystic teratoma that arises from the ovary.

(Ovarian Dermoid Cyst, NCI Thesaurus)

A teratoma that arises from the ovary and is characterized by the presence of tissues derived exclusively from one embryonic germ cell layer.

(Ovarian Monodermal Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A teratoma that arises from the testis.

(Monodermal Testicular Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A teratoma that arises from the testis or ovary.

(Gonadal Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The vast majority of cases are teratomas.

(Fallopian Tube Germ Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

A teratoma that arises from the fallopian tube.

(Fallopian Tube Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include teratoma and choriocarcinoma.

(Gastric Germ Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

A mature teratoma that arises from the ovary and presents as a large solid mass.

(Ovarian Solid Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)

According to the level of differentiation of the tissues which comprise the tumor, ovarian teratomas are classified as mature or immature.

(Ovarian Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)