请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 pheochromocytoma
释义

pheochromocytoma

[ fee-oh-kroh-moh-sahy-toh-muh ]
/ ˌfi oʊˌkroʊ moʊ saɪˈtoʊ mə /

noun, plural phe·o·chro·mo·cy·to·mas, phe·o·chro·mo·cy·to·ma·ta [fee-oh-kroh-moh-sahy-toh-muh-tuh]. /ˌfi oʊˌkroʊ moʊ saɪˈtoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

a tumor of the sympathetic nervous system or adrenal medulla, that produces excess norepinephrine and epinephrine and causes hypertension, headaches, nausea, etc.

Origin of pheochromocytoma

1925–30; pheochromocyte a chromaffin cell of the adrenal medulla (pheochrome chromaffin (<Greek phai(ós) dusky + -o- + -chrome) + -o- + -cyte) + -oma; compare German Phäochromocytom (1912)

Words nearby pheochromocytoma

phenyl valerate, phenytoin, pheo-, pheochrome, pheochromocyte, pheochromocytoma, pheon, Pherae, pheresis, pheromone, pheromones
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Medical definitions for pheochromocytoma

pheochromocytoma
[ fē′ō-krō′mō-sī-tōmə ]

n. pl. phe•o•chro•mo•cy•to•mas

A usually benign tumor of the adrenal medulla or the sympathetic nervous system in which the affected cells secrete increased amounts of epinephrine or norepinephrine.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/24 4:25:17