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TERATOMA
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I. (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 mature or immature teratoma that arises from the pancreas.
(Pancreatic Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Representative examples include teratoma, germinoma, and choriocarcinoma.
(Pineal Region Germ Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
A mature or immature teratoma that arises in the pineal region.
(Pineal Region Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A teratoma that arises from the testis during childhood.
(Childhood Testicular Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A mature or immature teratoma that arises from the stomach.
(Gastric Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A mature or immature teratoma that affects the central nervous system.
(Central Nervous System Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A mature teratoma that arises from the ovary and occurs in children.
(Childhood Ovarian Mature Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A mature or immature teratoma affecting the central nervous system and occurring in children.
(Childhood Central Nervous System Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An immature teratoma that arises from the ovary and occurs in children.
(Childhood Ovarian Immature Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A mature or immature teratoma occurring in children.
(Childhood Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)
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