teratoma Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a tumor consisting of a mixture of tissues not normally found at that site

WordNet

Ter`a*to"ma noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. , , monster + -oma.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A tumor, sometimes found in newborn children, which is made up of a heterigenous mixture of tissues, as of bone, cartilage and muscle.

Webster 1913