Medical Dictionary

chemodectoma

noun che·mo·dec·to·ma \-ˈdek-tə-mə\
plural che·mo·dec·to·mas also che·mo·dec·to·ma·ta \-mət-ə\

Medical Definition of CHEMODECTOMA

:  a tumor that affects tissue (as of the carotid body) populated with chemoreceptors

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