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Tumour vs Pheochromocytoma - What's the difference?

tumour | pheochromocytoma |

As nouns the difference between tumour and pheochromocytoma

is that tumour is (oncology|pathology) an abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia while pheochromocytoma is (medicine) a neuroendocrine tumour of the medulla of the adrenal glands.

tumour

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (oncology, pathology) An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.

    • Usage notes

    * * is the standard modern British and Commonwealth spelling (including Canada), and tumor is the standard American spelling.

    Derived terms

    * tumourigenesis

    pheochromocytoma

    English

    (wikipedia pheochromocytoma)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (medicine) A neuroendocrine tumour of the medulla of the adrenal glands