Noun: phaeochromocytoma (phaeochromocytomas,phaeochromocytomata)
- A vascular tumour of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension
"The patient's uncontrolled high blood pressure was caused by a phaeochromocytoma";
- pheochromocytoma
Derived forms: phaeochromocytomata, phaeochromocytomas
Type of: neoplasm, tumor [US], tumour [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Phaeochromocytoma