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From pheochromocyte + -oma. By surface analysis, pheo- + -chrome + -o- + -cyte + -oma. Coined by Ludwig Pick in 1912.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pheochromocytoma
Today it means: A neuroendocrine tumour of the medulla of the adrenal glands. Full definition →