Definition of phaeochromocytoma in English:

phaeochromocytoma

noun ˌfiːə(ʊ)ˌkrəʊmə(ʊ)sʌɪˈtəʊmə

Medicine

A small vascular tumour of the adrenal medulla, causing irregular secretion of adrenalin and noradrenaline leading to attacks of raised blood pressure, palpitations, and headache.
Example sentencesExamples
- He improved the way in which patients with phaeochromocytoma were prepared for surgery by characterising the way in which these tumours released their hormones.
- Histology, however, showed a large adenoma of the adrenal cortex; a phaeochromocytoma could not be detected.
- To exclude the possibility of phaeochromocytoma, case 1 underwent computed tomography and cases 3 and 4 underwent isotopic imaging.
- Increased metabolic rate is rarely the main cause, except with an overactive thyroid or phaeochromocytoma, a rare tumour which produces excess adrenaline to stimulate our brown adipose tissue.
- Phaeochromocytomas are rare, can be managed with minimal morbidity if recognized early.

Origin

1920s: from phaeochrome (another term for chromaffin), from Greek phaios ‘dusky’ + khrōma ‘colour’, + -cyte.

单词	phaeochromocytoma
释义	Definition of phaeochromocytoma in English: phaeochromocytoma noun ˌfiːə(ʊ)ˌkrəʊmə(ʊ)sʌɪˈtəʊmə Medicine A small vascular tumour of the adrenal medulla, causing irregular secretion of adrenalin and noradrenaline leading to attacks of raised blood pressure, palpitations, and headache. Example sentencesExamples He improved the way in which patients with phaeochromocytoma were prepared for surgery by characterising the way in which these tumours released their hormones. Histology, however, showed a large adenoma of the adrenal cortex; a phaeochromocytoma could not be detected. To exclude the possibility of phaeochromocytoma, case 1 underwent computed tomography and cases 3 and 4 underwent isotopic imaging. Increased metabolic rate is rarely the main cause, except with an overactive thyroid or phaeochromocytoma, a rare tumour which produces excess adrenaline to stimulate our brown adipose tissue. Phaeochromocytomas are rare, can be managed with minimal morbidity if recognized early. Origin 1920s: from phaeochrome (another term for chromaffin), from Greek phaios ‘dusky’ + khrōma ‘colour’, + -cyte.
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