Pheochromocytoma (Crossword clue)
We found one answer for “Pheochromocytoma” .
This page shows answers to the clue Pheochromocytoma, followed by 6 definitions like “A functional chromaffinoma”, “A vascular tumor of the adrenal gland” and “A pheochromocytoma (from Greek phaios `dark`”.PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA |
Definitions of “Pheochromocytoma”
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• A tumor of the sympathetic nervous system or adrenal medulla
• Phaeochromocytoma a vascular tumor of the adrenal gland
• A noncancerous tumour of cells that produce epinephrine and norepinephrine
• A tumour of the adrenal gland which produces catecholamines (noradrenaline and adrenaline)
• Tumor that forms in the center of the adrenal gland (gland located above the kidney) that causes it to make too much adrenaline
• Tumour, most often nonmalignant, that causes abnormally high blood pressure because of hypersecretion of the hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine
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