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Teratoma vs Ectopia - What's the difference?

teratoma | ectopia |

In pathology|lang=en terms the difference between teratoma and ectopia

is that 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 while ectopia is (pathology) the condition such that an organ or other body part has an abnormal position.

As nouns the difference between teratoma and ectopia

is that 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 while ectopia is (pathology) the condition such that an organ or other body part has an abnormal position.

teratoma

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (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 :
  • ‘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.’

    Derived terms

    * teratomatous

    ectopia

    Noun

  • (pathology) The condition such that an organ or other body part has an abnormal position.
  • Derived terms

    * ectopic ----