Zuckerkandl, n.

zuckerkandl
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First published 1986; not fully revised

# Zuckerkandlnoun

## Earlier version

- Zuckerkandl in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the noun Zuckerkandl mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun Zuckerkandl. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

#### Entry status

OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

### How is the noun Zuckerkandl pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈzʊkəkand(ə)l/

### Where does the noun Zuckerkandl come from?

Earliest known use

1910s

The earliest known use of the noun Zuckerkandl is in the 1910s.

OED's earliest evidence for Zuckerkandl is from 1910, in Lippincott's New Medical Dictionary.

From a proper name.

Etymons: proper name Zuckerkandl.

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## Etymology

### Summary

From a proper name.
Etymon: proper name Zuckerkandl.
< the name of E. Zuckerkandl (1849–1910), Austrian anatomist who described the bodies in Verhandl. d. Anat. Ges. (1901) XIX. 95.

## Meaning & use

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
   anatomy physiology
   1. subethal?a1425–1541
      The carotid artery. Also as adj.
   2. subclavian artery 1615–
      The main artery conveying blood from the aorta to the arm or forelimb, terminating in the axillary artery.
   3. carotic 1656–
      = carotid, adj. rare.
   4. carotidal 1664–1737
      = carotid, adj.
   5. carotid 1667–
      Epithet of the two great arteries, one on either side of the neck, which supply blood to the head. Each of the two primitive carotid arteries…
   6. soporal 1706
      = carotid, adj. (Cf. soporific, adj. A.1d.)
   7. subclavial 1714
      Designating the subclavian; of or relating to the subclavian vein or artery.
   8. aortic 1833–
      Of or pertaining to the aorta.
   9. aortal 1836–
      Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of, an aorta.
   10. carotidean 1836–
       = carotidal, adj.
   11. hyparterial 1882–
       Situated below the pulmonary artery. (In modern dictionaries.)
   12. superdural 1889–
       a. n. An artery or other structure located in the outer layer of the dura mater; b. adj. = supradural, adj.
   13. systemic 1892–
       Zoology. An aortic arch which in vertebrates carries blood from the ventral to the dorsal aorta and thence to all parts of the body except the head.
   14. Zuckerkandl 1910–
       Used attributively, in the possessive, and with of to designate the para-aortic bodies.
   15. para-aortic 1927–
       Located beside the aorta; spec. designating any of the small, encapsulated collections of chromaffin cells located beside the abdominal aorta…
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈzʊkəkand(ə)l/

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

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

Zuckerkandl, n. was last modified in December 2024.