choristoma

choristoma
A mass formed by maldevelopment of tissue of a type not normally found at that site. [G. choristos, separated, + -oma]

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n.
a mass of tissue composed of tissue not normally found at the affected site. A dermoid cyst is an example.

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cho·ris·to·ma (kor″is-toґmə) [Gr. chōristos separated + -oma] a mass of tissue histologically normal for an organ or part of the body other than the site at which it is located; called also aberrant rest, choristoblastoma, heterotopia, and heterotopic tissue.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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