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First published 1986; not fully revised

Zuckerkandlnoun

Anatomy.
  1. 1910–
    Used attributively, in the possessive, and with of to designate the para-aortic bodies.
    1. 1910
      Zuckerkandl's body or organ.
      Lippincott's New Medical Dictionary 1107/2
    2. 1927
      Under the high power of magnification the cells of the Zuckerkandl bodies at full time resemble the larger cells described in the suprarenal medulla.
      Journal of Anatomy vol. 61 317
    3. 1930
      These paraganglia include the carotid gland and widespread, rather small accumulations of cells in the retroperitoneum which are often spoken of as the organs of Zuckerkandl.
      A. A. Maksimov & W. Bloom, Textbook Histology xxxiv. 709
    4. 1983
      The commonest extra~adrenal site [of phaeochromocytomas] appears to be the organ of Zuckerkandl, adjacent to the bifurcation of the aorta.
      D. J. Weatherall et al., Oxford Textbook of Medicine vol. II. xiii. 286/1

Zuckerkandl, n. was first published in 1986; not fully revised.

Zuckerkandl, n. was last modified in December 2024.