SINCE 1828
germinoma
noun
ger·mi·no·ma
| \ ˌjər-mə-ˈnō-mə
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plural germinomas
Medical Definition of germinoma
: a malignant tumor (as of the ovary, testis, mediastinum, or pineal gland) that originates from undifferentiated embryonic germ cells — see dysgerminoma, seminoma
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