pheochromocytoma

English - Turkish

Definition of pheochromocytoma in English Turkish dictionary

feokromositoma

(Tıp) Böbrek üstü bezinin medulla kısmındaki kromafin hücrelerden ileri gelen tümör

English - English

Definition of pheochromocytoma in English English dictionary

A neuroendocrine tumour of the medulla of the adrenal glands

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

Etymology

[ "fE-&-"krO-m&-s&-' ] (noun.) circa 1929. New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary pheochromocyte chromaffin cell + New Latin -oma.