Phaeochromocytoma
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of pheochromocytoma. alt-of, alternative
- 2 a vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
From phaeochromocyte + -oma. By surface analysis, phaeo- + -chrome + -o- + -cyte + -oma.