dictionary help| VMA --> vanillylmandelic acid | medical dictionary |
Misnomer for 4-hydroxy-3-methoxymandelic acid (a,3-dihydroxy-2-methoxybenzeneacetic acid);the major urinary metabolite of adrenal and sympathetic catecholamines (e.g., from both epinephrine and norepinephrine); elevated in most patients with pheochromocytoma.
Acronym: VMA
(05 Mar 2000)
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