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organ of Zuckerkandl

organ of Zuckerkandl noun: a chromaffin body derived from the neural crest located at the bifurcation of the aorta or at the origin of the inferior mesenteric artery. It may be the source of a paraganglioma.

Noun

organ of Zuckerkandl (plural organs of Zuckerkandl)

  1. A chromaffin body derived from the neural crest located at the bifurcation of the aorta or at the origin of the inferior mesenteric artery. It may be the source of a paraganglioma.

Forms of organ of Zuckerkandl

pluralorgans of Zuckerkandl

Origin of organ of Zuckerkandl

First described by Emil Zuckerkandl, a professor of anatomy at the University of Vienna, in 1901.

Questions about organ of Zuckerkandl

What does organ of Zuckerkandl mean?
Organ of Zuckerkandl means a chromaffin body derived from the neural crest located at the bifurcation of the aorta or at the origin of the inferior mesenteric artery. It may be the source of a paraganglioma.
What part of speech is organ of Zuckerkandl?
Organ of Zuckerkandl is a noun.
What is the plural of organ of Zuckerkandl?
The plural of organ of Zuckerkandl is organs of Zuckerkandl.

Words near organ of Zuckerkandl in the dictionary

  1. organ of Corti
  2. organ of elimination
  3. organ of Rosenmüller
  4. organ of state
  5. organ of Tömösváry
  6. organ of Zuckerkandl
  7. organ pipe
  8. organ pipe cacti
  9. organ pipe cactus
  10. organ pipe cactuses
  11. organ pipes

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