pheochrome

pheochrome
1. SYN: chromaffin. 2. Staining darkly with chromic salts. [G. phaios, dusky, + chroma, color]

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pheo·chrome or Brit phaeo·chrome 'fē-ə-.krōm adj CHROMAFFIN <\pheochrome tissue> <\pheochrome tumors>

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pheo·chrome (feґo-krōm″) [pheo- + -chrome] chromaffin.

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  • pheochrome — pheo·chrome …   English syllables

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  • 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

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  • 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

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