First Known Use: 1929
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pheochromocytoma
noun pheo·chro·mo·cy·to·ma \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
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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
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pheochromocytoma
noun pheo·chro·mo·cy·to·ma
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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