English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
Pheochromocytoma — Infobox Disease Name = Pheochromocytoma Caption = Medulla visible at bottom right. DiseasesDB = 9912 ICD10 = ICD10|C|74|1|c|73 ICD9 = ICD9|255.6 ICDO = ICDO|8700|0 OMIM = 171300 MedlinePlus = 000340 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 1816… … Wikipedia
pheochromocytoma — /fee oh kroh moh suy toh meuh/, n., pl. pheochromocytomas, pheochromocytomata / meuh teuh/. Pathol. a tumor of the sympathetic nervous system or adrenal medulla, that produces excess norepinephrine and epinephrine and causes hypertension,… … Universalium
pheochromocytoma — noun (plural mas; also pheochromocytomata) Etymology: New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary pheochromocyte chromaffin cell (from pheochrome chromaffin from Greek phaios dusky, gray + International Scientific Vocabulary chrome +… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pheochromocytoma — noun A neuroendocrine tumour of the medulla of the adrenal glands … Wiktionary
pheochromocytoma — A functional chromaffinoma, usually benign, derived from adrenal medullary tissue cells and characterized by the secretion of catecholamines, resulting in hypertension, which may be paroxysmal and associated with attacks of palpitation … Medical dictionary
pheochromocytoma — pheo·chro·mo·cy·to·ma … English syllables
pheochromocytoma — noun a vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension • Syn: ↑phaeochromocytoma • Hypernyms: ↑tumor, ↑tumour, ↑neoplasm … Useful english dictionary
medullary chromaffinoma — pheochromocytoma … Medical dictionary
medullary paraganglioma — pheochromocytoma … Medical dictionary
chromaffin cell tumor — pheochromocytoma … Medical dictionary
