teratoma

ter·a·to·ma  (tr-tm)

n. pl. ter·a·to·mas or ter·a·to·ma·ta (-m-t)

A tumor consisting of different types of tissue, as of skin, hair, and muscle, caused by the development of independent germ cells.

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tera·toma·tous (-tm-ts) adj.

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teratoma - a tumor consisting of a mixture of tissues not normally found at that site neoplasm, tumor, tumour - an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose