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teratoma Definition

tera·toma (ter′ə tō)

noun

a tumor containing various kinds of embryonic tissue, as of hair and teeth

Etymology: terat(o)- + -oma

teratoma Usage Examples

Preposition: of

ovary: AB - Laparoscopic treatment of benign cystic teratoma of the ovary has been recommended following the study of relatively small numbers of patients.

Adjective modifier

  • testicular: Bleomycin is frequently used as one of the drugs in multiple chemotherapy regimes ( e.g. squamous cell carcinoma, testicular teratoma, lymphoma ).
  • mature: Residual cancer could not reliably be predicted or discriminated from necrosis or mature teratoma by the prognostic criteria.
  • cystic: Dermoid cyst ( sometimes called benign mature cystic teratomas ) These cysts can grow quite large - up to 15 cm across.
  • benign: Dermoid cyst ( sometimes called benign mature cystic teratomas ) These cysts can grow quite large - up to 15 cm across.
  • immature: The size of the removed specimen was 13.5 x 8.5 x 7.5 cm, and weight 530 g. The pathological diagnosis was immature teratoma.
  • ovarian: We reviewed our experience with a prospective ongoing protocol for the treatment of benign ovarian teratomas, between January 1990 and December 1996.

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