PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

phaeochromocytoma; pheochromocytoma

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("phaeochromocytoma" is a kind of...):

neoplasm; tumor; tumour (an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose)

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