pheochromocytoma
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noun \ˌfē-ə-ˌkrō-mə-sə-ˈtō-mə, -sī-\ plural pheo·chro·mo·cy·to·mas also pheo·chro·mo·cy·to·ma·ta \-mə-tə\
Definition of PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA
: a tumor that is derived from chromaffin cells and is usually associated with paroxysmal or sustained hypertension
Origin of PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA
New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary pheochromocyte chromaffin cell (from pheochrome chromaffin — from Greek phaios dusky, gray + International Scientific Vocabulary -chrome — + -cyte) + New Latin -oma
First Known Use: 1929
pheo·chro·mo·cy·to·ma
noun (Medical Dictionary)plural pheo·chro·mo·cy·to·mas also pheo·chro·mo·cy·to·ma·ta \-mət-ə\
Medical Definition of PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA
: a tumor that is derived from chromaffin cells and is usually associated with paroxysmal or sustained hypertension
Variants of PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA
pheo·chro·mo·cy·to·ma or British phaeo·chro·mo·cy·to·ma \ˌfē-ə-ˈkrō-mə-sə-ˈtō-mə, -sī-\
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