pheochromocytoma

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Etymology

From pheochromocyte +‎ -oma. By surface analysis, pheo- +‎ -chrome +‎ -o- +‎ -cyte +‎ -oma. Coined by Ludwig Pick in 1912.

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pheochromocytoma (plural pheochromocytomas or pheochromocytomata)

  1. (medicine) A neuroendocrine tumour of the medulla of the adrenal glands.

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