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vanillylmandelic acid

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Main Entry: van·il·lyl·man·de·lic acid
Pronunciation: "van-&-"lil-man-"dE-lik-
Function: noun
: a principalcatecholamine metabolite C9H10O5 whose presence in excess in the urine is used as a test for pheochromocytoma —abbreviation VMA
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vanillylmandelic acid van·il·lyl·man·del·ic acid (vān'ə-lĭl'mān-děl'ĭk, və-nĭl'əl-)
n.
The major urinary metabolite of adrenal and sympathetic catecholamines.

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