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phaeochromocytoma

phaeochromocytoma is the alternative spelling of pheochromocytoma.

Meaning of pheochromocytoma

Noun

pheochromocytoma (plural pheochromocytomas or pheochromocytomata)

  1. A neuroendocrine tumour of the medulla of the adrenal glands.

Forms of phaeochromocytoma

pluralphaeochromocytomas
pluralphaeochromocytomata

Origin of phaeochromocytoma

From phaeochromocyte + -oma. By surface analysis, phaeo- + -chrome + -o- + -cyte + -oma.

Questions about phaeochromocytoma

What is phaeochromocytoma the alternative spelling of?
Phaeochromocytoma is the alternative spelling of pheochromocytoma.

Words near phaeochromocytoma in the dictionary

  1. phaenozygous
  2. phaeo-
  3. phaeochrome
  4. phaeochromocyte
  5. phaeochromocytes
  6. phaeochromocytoma
  7. phaeochromocytomas
  8. phaeochromocytomata
  9. phaeochromycin
  10. phaeochromycins
  11. phaeochrous

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phaeochromocytoma (page history and authors); pheochromocytoma (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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