Home › Words › D › dysgerminomadysgerminomadysgerminoma means A kind of germ cell tumor, usually malignant and usually occurring in the ovary.EtymologyFrom dys- + germ + carcinoma.nounA kind of germ cell tumor, usually malignant and usually occurring in the ovary.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.disgerminoma 83% match — A malignant neoplasm of the ovary composed of undifferentiated gonadal germinal cells vs dysgerminoma →polyembryoma 68% match — An aggressive form of germ cell tumor usually found in the ovaries. vs dysgerminoma →teratoma 65% match — 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. vs dysgerminoma →dysembryoma 61% match — teratoma vs dysgerminoma →embryoma 61% match — An embryonal tumor. vs dysgerminoma →androblastoma 60% match — A type of ovarian tumor in which the tumor cells secrete a male sex hormone vs dysgerminoma →oophoroma 58% match — A tumor of the ovary. vs dysgerminoma →dysmorphogenetic 57% match — Relating to dysmorphogenesis. vs dysgerminoma →