organs of Zuckerkandl
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Zuckerkandl bodies (organs) convolution fascia — Zuck·er·kan·dl bodies (organs), convolution, fascia (tsookґer kahn″dəl) [Emil Zuckerkandl, Hungarian born anatomist in Germany and Austria, 1849–1910] see corpora paraaortica, under corpus, see gyrus paraterminalis, and see under… … Medical dictionary
Zuckerkandl — Emil, Austrian anatomist, 1849–1910. See Z. bodies, under body, Z. convolution, Z. fascia, organs of Z., under organ … Medical dictionary
Organ of Zuckerkandl — The abdominal aorta and its branches. (Organ of Zuckerkandl is not shown, but it usually appears alongside the abdominal aorta.) The Organ of Zuckerkandl is a chromaffin body derived from neural crest located at the bifurcation of the aorta … Wikipedia
organ — Any part of the body exercising a specific function, as of respiration, secretion, or digestion. SYN: organum [TA], organon. [L. organum, fr. G. organon, a tool, instrument] accessory organs 1. SYN … Medical dictionary
body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the … Medical dictionary
chromaffinoma — A neoplasm composed of chromaffin cells occurring in the medullae of adrenal glands, the organs of Zuckerkandl, or the paraganglia of the thoracolumbar sympathetic chain; may secrete catecholamines. SEE ALSO: pheochromocytoma. SYN … Medical dictionary
chromaffinopathy — Obsolete term for any pathologic condition of chromaffin tissue, as in the medullae of adrenal glands or the organs of Zuckerkandl. [chromaffin + G. pathos, suffering] * * * chro·maf·fi·nop·a·thy (kro maf″ĭ nopґə the) [chromaffin… … Medical dictionary
Thyroid — Infobox Anatomy Name = Thyroid Latin = glandula thyroidea GraySubject = 272 GrayPage = 1269 Caption = Endocrine system Caption2 = Thyroid and parathyroid. Precursor = 4th Branchial pouch System = endocinal jubachina system Artery = superior… … Wikipedia
Fascia — A flat band of tissue below the skin that covers underlying tissues and separates different layers of tissue. Fascia encloses muscles. Inflammation of the fascia is referred to as fasciitis. Fascia is the Latin word for band or bandage. * * * A… … Medical dictionary
History of evolutionary thought — This article is about the history of evolutionary thought in biology. For the history of evolutionary thought in the social sciences, see Sociocultural evolution. For the history of religious discussions, see History of the creation evolution… … Wikipedia
