pheochromocytoma

noun

A neuroendocrine tumour of the medulla of the adrenal glands.

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Meanings

nounpheochromocytoma (plural pheochromocytomas or pheochromocytomata)

plural pheochromocytomas · plural pheochromocytomata · alternative UK phaeochromocytoma

  1. medicineA neuroendocrine tumour of the medulla of the adrenal glands.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension

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tumortumourneoplasm
Also see
chromaffinoma

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

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Translations

Catalan feocromocitoma
  • feocromocitomatumour
French phéochromocytome
  • phéochromocytometumour
Italian feocromocitoma
  • feocromocitomatumour
Spanish feocromocitoma
  • feocromocitomatumour
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APA

pheochromocytoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pheochromocytoma

MLA

“pheochromocytoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pheochromocytoma. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pheochromocytoma,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pheochromocytoma.

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