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teratoma

/tɛɹəˈtəʊmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
ter-atoma
IPA
/tɛɹəˈtəʊmə/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

teratomas (plural) teratomata (plural)

Derived Forms

teratocellular teratomatous

Phrases

growing teratoma syndrome

Questions

How do you pronounce teratoma?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɛɹəˈtəʊmə/.
What does teratoma mean?
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.
Where does teratoma come from?
It is traced to German.

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