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noun
A neuroendocrine tumour of the medulla of the adrenal glands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
a vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: phaeochromocytoma
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tumor, tumour, neoplasm
History
From pheochromocyte + -oma. By surface analysis, pheo- + -chrome + -o- + -cyte + -oma. Coined by Ludwig Pick in 1912.
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