teratoma

See also: teratomą

English

Etymology

From German Teratom; equivalent to terato- +‎ -oma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛɹəˈtəʊmə/

Noun

teratoma (plural teratomas or teratomata)

1. (pathology) A benign or malignant tumour, especially of the gonads, that arises from germ cells and consists of different types of tissue such as skin, hair, or muscle.
   • 1972, Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain:

     ‘What is a teratoma?’ asked Jack, holding the object in his hand. ‘A kind of grenado?’ ‘It is an inward wen, a tumour: we find them, occasionally, in the abdominal cavity. Sometimes they contain long black hair, sometimes a set of teeth: this has both hair and teeth.’

Derived terms

• teratocellular
• teratomatous

Translations

type of tumour

• Czech: teratom m
• Dutch: teratoom (nl) n, wondergezwel n
• Finnish: teratooma
• Polish: potworniak (pl) m, teratoma (pl) f
• Spanish: teratoma m

Further reading

• “teratoma”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• amaretto

Italian

Etymology

From terato- +‎ -oma.

Noun

teratoma f (plural teratome)

1. teratoma

Anagrams

• amaretto

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛ.raˈtɔ.ma/
• Rhymes: -ɔma
• Syllabification: te‧ra‧to‧ma

Noun

teratoma f

1. teratoma (type of tumour)

   Synonym: potworniak

Declension

Declension of teratoma

	singular	plural
nominative	teratoma	teratomy
genitive	teratomy	teratom
dative	teratomie	teratomom
accusative	teratomę	teratomy
instrumental	teratomą	teratomami
locative	teratomie	teratomach
vocative	teratomo	teratomy

Further reading

• teratoma in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

From Scientific Latin teratoma, from Ancient Greek τέρατος (tératos, “monster”) and +‎ -oma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teɾaˈtoma/ [t̪e.ɾaˈt̪o.ma]
• Rhymes: -oma
• Syllabification: te‧ra‧to‧ma

Noun

teratoma m (plural teratomas)

1. (pathology) teratoma

Further reading

• “teratoma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10