< the name of E. Zuckerkandl (1849–1910), Austrian anatomist who described the bodies in Verhandl. d. Anat. Ges. (1901) XIX. 95.
Meaning & use
Anatomy.
1910–
Used attributively, in the possessive, and with of to designate the para-aortic bodies.
1910
Zuckerkandl's body or organ.
Lippincott's New Medical Dictionary 1107/2
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 Anatomyvol. 61 317
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
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 Medicinevol. II.xiii. 286/1
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
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