Noun: pheochromocytoma
- 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 pheochromocytoma";
- phaeochromocytoma
Derived forms: pheochromocytomas
Type of: neoplasm, tumor [US], tumour [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Pheochromocytoma