pheochromocytoma
pheoch·ro·mo·cytoma
noun
1.
a vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension
Origin
From pheochromocyte + -oma. By surface analysis, pheo- + -chrome + -o- + -cyte + -oma. Coined by Ludwig Pick in 1912.
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