See Also: phaeochromocyte(dictionary)

phaeochromocyte (iou)



phaeochromocyte noun. E20.
[from PHAEOCHROME + -O- + -CYTE.]
Medicine. A chromaffin cell, esp. one in the adrenal medulla.
phaeochromocy'toma noun, pl. -mas, -mata , a tumour arising from chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla E20.