teratoma
/ˌtɛrəˈtoʊmə/
noun
- A type of tumor that can contain different kinds of tissue, such as hair, muscle, or bone, and is usually not cancerous.
- Doctors discovered a teratoma in the baby's tailbone area during an ultrasound.
- Most teratomas are benign and do not spread to other parts of the body.
- The surgeon removed a teratoma from the patient's ovary that contained hair and teeth.
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