embryoma /em·bry·o·ma/ (em″bre-o´mah) a general term applied to neoplasms thought to be derived from embryonic cells or tissues, such as dermoid cysts, teratomas, embryonal carcinomas and sarcomas, and nephroblastomas.
embryoma
embryoma of kidney Wilms' tumor.
em·bry·o·ma ( m br -  m )n. See embryonal tumor. |
embryoma
[em′brē·ō′mə] pl. embryomas, embryomata
Etymology: Gk, en + bryein + oma, tumor
a tumor that arises from embryonic cells or tissues.
embryoma
a general term applied to neoplasms thought to be derived from embryonic cells or tissues, including dermoid cysts, teratomas, embryonal carcinomas.
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