NOUN | state | pheochromocytoma, phaeochromocytoma | a vascular tumor of the adrenal gland |
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Meaning | A vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension. | |
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Synonym | phaeochromocytoma | |
Broader | tumor, tumour, neoplasm | An abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose |
Spanish | feocromocitoma | |
Catalan | feocromocitoma |
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