Choristoma vs Teratoma - What's the difference?
choristoma | teratoma |
A collection of normal cells in an abnormal location. Example: adrenal choristoma.
(pathology) A benign or malignant tumour, especially of the gonads, that arises from germ cells and consists of different types of tissue such as skin, hair, or muscle.
* 1972 , Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain :
As nouns the difference between choristoma and teratoma
is that choristoma is a collection of normal cells in an abnormal location example: adrenal choristoma while teratoma is (pathology) a benign or malignant tumour, especially of the gonads, that arises from germ cells and consists of different types of tissue such as skin, hair, or muscle.choristoma
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(en-noun)teratoma
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(wikipedia teratoma)Noun
(en-noun)- ‘What is a teratoma ?’ asked Jack, holding the object in his hand. ‘A kind of grenado?’ ‘It is an inward wen, a tumour: we find them, occasionally, in the abdominal cavity. Sometimes they contain long black hair, sometimes a set of teeth: this has both hair and teeth.’