teratoma. a type of germ cell tumor made up of a number of different types of tissue from one or more of the germ cell layers; it is usually found in the ovary or testis and may be either benign or malignant.
That is why obsession with watching TV can cause some dangerous addictions. The other group of effects, which can be caused by watching too much of television, is connected with possible mental disorders or disturbances. The most spread of those are attention deficit disorder and other problems with emotional health.
1 Developed by George Gerbner. 2  Central Claim: Persistent long term exposure to TV content has small but measurable effects on the perceptual worlds of audience members. 3  Heavy TV viewing creates an exaggerated belief in a mean and scary world.