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pheochromocytoma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
pheochro-mo-cy-toma
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A neuroendocrine tumour of the medulla of the adrenal glands.

Etymology

From pheochromocyte + -oma. By surface analysis, pheo- + -chrome + -o- + -cyte + -oma. Coined by Ludwig Pick in 1912.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pheochromocytomas (plural) pheochromocytomata (plural) phaeochromocytoma (alternative, UK)

Derived Forms

pheochromocytomal pheochromocytomatous

Frequently Paired Words

pheochromocyte

Synonyms

phaeochromocytoma

Questions

What does pheochromocytoma mean?
A neuroendocrine tumour of the medulla of the adrenal glands.
Where does pheochromocytoma come from?
From pheochromocyte + -oma. By surface analysis, pheo- + -chrome + -o- + -cyte + -oma. Coined by Ludwig Pick in 1912.

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