vipoma
[ vĭ-pō′mə ]
n.
An endocrine tumor, usually originating in the pancreas, that produces a vasoactive intestinal polypeptide believed to cause profound cardiovascular and electrolyte changes with vasodilatory hypotension, watery diarrhea, hypokalemia, and dehydration.
Words nearby vipoma
viper in one's bosom, viper's bugloss, viperfish, viperine, viperous, vipoma, vir, vir chakra, vir-, vira saiva, viraemia
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