In Latin,fetussometimes was transferred figuratively to the newborn creature itself, or used in a sense of "offspring, brood" (as in Horace'sGermania quos horrida parturit Fetus), but this was not the usual meaning. It also was used of plants, in the sense of "fruit, produce, shoot,"...
Teratomas, derived from the Greek word “teras” meaning monsters and “onkoma” meaning swelling or tumor [1,2], contain multiple types of differentiated tissues, complete with hair, teeth, skin, and, in some cases, thyroid tissue. In the context of fetal tumors, the diagnosis may not be...