Medical Definition of Vanillylmandelic acid test

1. A test for catecholamine-secreting tumours (pheochromocytoma and neuroblastoma) performed on a 24-hr urine specimen; it is based on the fact that vanillylmandelic acid is the major urinary metabolite of norepinephrine and epinephrine. Synonym: 3-methoxy-4-hydroxymandelic acid test, VMA test. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vanillylmandelic Acid Test

vanillate 1-hydroxylase
vanillate O-demethylase
vanillates
vanillic
vanillic acid
vanillin
vanillin dehydrogenase
vanillins
vanillism
vanilloes
vanilloid
vanilloyl
vanillyl
vanillyl-alcohol oxidase
vanillylmandelic acid
vanillylmandelic acid test (current term)
vanilmandelic acid
vaniloquence
vaniloquent
vanish
vanished
vanisher
vanishers
vanishes
vanishest
vanishing
vanishing cream
vanishing lung
vanishing lung syndrome

Other Resources:

Search for Vanillylmandelic acid test on Dictionary.com!Search for Vanillylmandelic acid test on Thesaurus.com!Search for Vanillylmandelic acid test on Google!Search for Vanillylmandelic acid test on Wikipedia!

Search