teratoma
noun
ter·a·to·ma
ˌter-ə-ˈtō-mə 
plural teratomas also teratomata
ˌter-ə-ˈtō-mə-tə
: a tumor made up of a heterogeneous mixture of tissues
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But the results include some frightening growths, called teratomas, that are rare among human fetuses: about 1 in 30,000 babies is born with a teratoma.
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Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2022
Dermoid Also referred to as a teratoma, this type of cyst can contain a collection of body tissue that may also be found in skin, hair, and even teeth.
—Grace Gavilanes, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2023
Perhaps the teratoma had prevented her airway from developing.
—Christopher Hartnick, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022
The baseball-sized teratoma, an uncontrolled growth of skin, muscle, bone, and other tissues, obscured the baby’s neck and jaw line.
—Christopher Hartnick, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022
But the results include some frightening growths, called teratomas, that are rare among human fetuses: about 1 in 30,000 babies is born with a teratoma.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2022
In an advance reported in the New York Times in 1979, Dr. Mintz showed that the cells of a particular kind of tumor, called a teratoma, could be inserted into a normal blastocyst, or early embryo, of a mouse.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2022
While Wan takes wild liberties with medical facts for his film, the director reveals that real-life teratoma cases did inspire the movie, whose story is credited to Wan; his wife, Ingrid Bisu; and Malignant screenwriter Akela Cooper.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2021
The teratoma was surgically removed and sent for testing.
—Sarah Lemire, Health.com, 25 June 2021
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Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2022
Dermoid Also referred to as a teratoma, this type of cyst can contain a collection of body tissue that may also be found in skin, hair, and even teeth.
—Grace Gavilanes, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2023
Perhaps the teratoma had prevented her airway from developing.
—Christopher Hartnick, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022
The baseball-sized teratoma, an uncontrolled growth of skin, muscle, bone, and other tissues, obscured the baby’s neck and jaw line.
—Christopher Hartnick, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022
But the results include some frightening growths, called teratomas, that are rare among human fetuses: about 1 in 30,000 babies is born with a teratoma.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2022
In an advance reported in the New York Times in 1979, Dr. Mintz showed that the cells of a particular kind of tumor, called a teratoma, could be inserted into a normal blastocyst, or early embryo, of a mouse.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2022
While Wan takes wild liberties with medical facts for his film, the director reveals that real-life teratoma cases did inspire the movie, whose story is credited to Wan; his wife, Ingrid Bisu; and Malignant screenwriter Akela Cooper.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2021
The teratoma was surgically removed and sent for testing.
—Sarah Lemire, Health.com, 25 June 2021
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teratoma
noun
ter·a·to·ma
ˌter-ə-ˈtō-mə
plural teratomas also teratomata
-mət-ə
: a tumor derived from more than one embryonic layer and made up of a heterogeneous mixture of tissues (as epithelium, bone, cartilage, or muscle)
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