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teratoid

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teratoid /ter·a·toid/ (ter´ah-toid) characterized by teratism.
ter·a·toid (tr-toid)
adj.
Resembling a teras; grotesquely deformed.

teratoid
[ter′ətoid]
Etymology: Gk, teras + eidos, form
pertaining to malformed physical development; grossly misplaced, misshapen parts.

teratoid [ter´ah-toid]
resembling a teras.

teratoid
resembling a monster.

teratoid medulloepithelioma
contains elements of cartilage, skeletal muscle and brain tissue.


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