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pheo·chrome or Brit phaeo·chrome 'fē-ə-.krōm adj CHROMAFFIN <\pheochrome tissue> <\pheochrome tumors>* * *
pheo·chrome (feґo-krōm″) [pheo- + -chrome] chromaffin.
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pheochrome — pheo·chrome … English syllables
pheochrome — ˈfēəˌkrōm adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phaeo + chrome : chromaffin … Useful english dictionary
pheochrome body — paraganglion … Medical dictionary
pheochrome cells — chromaffin c s … Medical dictionary
chromaffin — Giving a brownish yellow reaction with chromic salts; denoting certain cells in the medulla of the adrenal glands and in paraganglia. SYN: chromaphil, chromatophil (3), chromophil (3), chromophile, pheochrome (1). [chrom + L. affinis, affinity] * … Medical dictionary
pheochromocytoma — noun (plural mas; also pheochromocytomata) Etymology: New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary pheochromocyte chromaffin cell (from pheochrome chromaffin from Greek phaios dusky, gray + International Scientific Vocabulary chrome +… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pheochromocytoma — /fee oh kroh moh suy toh meuh/, n., pl. pheochromocytomas, pheochromocytomata / meuh teuh/. Pathol. a tumor of the sympathetic nervous system or adrenal medulla, that produces excess norepinephrine and epinephrine and causes hypertension,… … Universalium
paraganglion — A small, roundish body containing chromaffin cells; a number of such bodies may be found retroperitoneally near the aorta and in organs such as the kidney, liver, heart, and gonads. SYN: chromaffin body. * * * para·gan·gli·on gaŋ glē ən n … Medical dictionary
pheochromoblast — A primitive chromaffin cell that, with sympathetoblasts, enters into the formation of the adrenal gland. [G. phaios, dusky, + chroma, color, + blastos, germ] * * * pheo·chro·mo·blast or Brit phaeo·chro·mo·blast .fē ō krō mə .blast n an embryonic… … Medical dictionary
pheochromocyte — A chromaffin cell of a sympathetic paraganglion, medulla of an adrenal gland, or a pheochromocytoma. [pheochrome + G. kytos, cell] * * * pheo·chro·mo·cyte or Brit phaeo·chro·mo·cyte .fē ə krō mə .sīt … Medical dictionary
