TERATOID

Etymology

Adjective

teratoid (comparative more teratoid, superlative most teratoid)

(genetics, medicine) Monster-like, exhibiting abnormal development.

Synonyms

• (exhibiting abnormal development): abnormal, malformed, monstrous

Noun

teratoid (plural teratoids)

(medicine) An abnormal tumor similar to a teratoma.

(literature) A mutant.

Source: Wiktionary


Ter"a*toid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.]

Definition: Resembling a monster; abnormal; of a pathological growth, exceedingly complex or highly organized. S. D. Gross.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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