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teratoid

 [ter´ah-toid]
resembling a teras.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

ter·a·toid

(ter'ă-toyd),
Resembling a teras.
[G. teratōdēs, fr. teras (terat-), monster, + eidos, resemblance]
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ter·a·toid

(ter'ă-toyd)
Resembling a teras.
[G. teratōdēs, fr. teras (terat-), monster, + eidos, resemblance]
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