pheochromocytoma

名词 pheochromocytoma:

1. a vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension
   同义词：phaeochromocytoma

phe.o.chro.mo.cy.to.ma

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【复数】 phe.o.chro.mo.cy.to.mas 或 phe.o.chro.mo.cy.to.ma.ta [-m…-t…]
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.
嗜铬细胞瘤：肾上腺髓质或交感神经系统的一种通常为良性的肿瘤，其中这种患病的细胞分泌会增加肾上腺素与正肾上腺素的数量

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pheochromocyte [chromaffin cell] Greek phaios [dusky] chromo- -cyte
pheochromocyte [嗜铬细胞] 希腊语 phaios [暗淡的，微黑的] chromo- -cyte
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