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Noun: pheochromocytoma
  1. A vascular tumour of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension
    - phaeochromocytoma

Derived forms: pheochromocytomas

Type of: neoplasm, tumor [US], tumour [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Pheochromocytoma