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phæochromocyte Med.|fiːəʊˈkrəʊməʊsaɪt|
Also pheo-.
[ad. G. phäochromocyte (H. Poll 1906, in O. Hertwig Handb. d. vergleich und exper. Entwickelungslehre d. Wirbeltiere III. 460), f. phäochrom phæochrome: see -cyte.]
A chromaffin cell, esp. one in the adrenal medulla.
1929Arch. Path. VII. 229 The final stage of differentiation brings forth the mature pheochromocytes, which are large, irregular or polyhedral cells, with each a round or ovoid vesicular nucleus, containing a loose chromatin network, and a well formed nucleolus. Ibid. 230 The pheochromocytes have the peculiar property of staining brown with chromic salts. 1948Martin & Hynes Clin. Endocrinol. vii. 144 Phæochromocytomata... The tumours consist of mature phæochromocytes and 90 per cent are benign. 1975Nature 27 Nov. 342/1 Pheochromocytoma cells exhibit properties of both pheochromocytes and neurones as a manifestation of neoplasia. |