1) Congenital disorder 2) Neoplasm 3) Tumor 4) Tumour
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A teratoma is an encapsulated tumor with tissue or organ components resembling normal derivatives of more than one germ layer. Although the teratoma may be monodermal or polydermal (originating from one or more germ layers), its cells may differentiate in ways suggesting other germ layers. The tissues of a teratoma, although normal in themselves, ...
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• (n.) A tumor, sometimes found in newborn children, which is made up of a heterigenous mixture of tissues, as of bone, cartilage and muscle.
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Tumor or growth made up of several different types of tissue (i.e. fat, bone, muscle, skin).
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(from the article `stem cell`) ...at the egg-cylinder stage, with embryonic stem cells inside an outer layer of endoderm. If embryonic stem cells are grafted into an adult mouse, ...
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A type of germ cell tumor that may contain several different types of tissue, such as hair, muscle, and bone. Teratomas occur most often in the ovaries in women, the testicles in men, and the tailbone in children. Not all teratomas are malignant.
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<oncology, tumour> Malignant tumour (teratoma) thought to originate from primordial germ cells or misplaced blastomeres that contains tissues derived from all three embryonic layers, such as bone, muscle, cartilage, nerve, tooth buds and various glands. ... Accompanied by undifferentiated, pluripotent epithelial cells known as embryonal carci...
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(ter″ә-to´mә) a type of germ cell tumor made up of a number of different types of tissue from one or more of the germ cell layers; it is usually found in the ovary or testis and may be either benign or malignant. malignant teratoma a solid, malignant ovarian tumor resemb...
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See teratocarcinoma.
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Ter`a·to'ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., ..., monster +
-oma .]
(Medicine) A tumor, sometimes found in newborn children, which is made up of a heterigenous mixture of tissues, as of bone, cartilage and muscle.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ter′ă-tō′mă Definitions: 1. A type of germ cell tumor composed of multiple tissues, including tissues not normally found in the organ in which it arises. Teratomas occur most frequently in the ovary, where they are usually benign and form dermoid cysts; in the testis, they are usually malignant; ...
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Teratoma: A type of germ cell tumor that may contain several different types of tissue and sometimes mature elements such as hair, muscle, and bone. Teratomas occur most often in the ovary, testis, and in the sacrococcygeal region (near the tailbone) in children. A teratoma may be benign or malignant.
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A tumor which contains cells derived from all three germ layers-the ectoderm, endoderm and mesoderm. These tumors are most commonly seen in the ovaries and testes. While some of the tumors are benign, some can be malignant.
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Ovarian tumor characterized by the formation of cysts as well as a bizarre combination of different embryonic tissues such as bone, cartilage, teeth, and hair.
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n] - a tumor consisting of a mixture of tissues not normally found at that site
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teratoma (singular), teratomatous, teratomata (plural) 1. In medicine, a true neoplasm made up of a number of different types of tissue, none of which is native to the area in which it occurs; most often found in the ovary or testis. 2. A tumour, especially of the gonads, characteristically formed of numerous distinct tissues and believed usua...
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Type of testicular cancer most common in men between 20 and 30 years old.
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a tumour composed of cells not normally found in the part of the body when the tumour occurred
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noun a tumor consisting of a mixture of tissues not normally found at that site
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