pheochromocyte

pheochromocyte

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pheo·chro·mo·cyte or Brit phaeo·chro·mo·cyte .fē-ə-'krō-mə-.sīt n a chromaffin cell

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pheo·chro·mo·cyte (fe″o-kroґmo-sīt) a chromaffin cell.

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