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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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