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paraganglion
paraganglion Anat. (pærəˈgæŋglɪən) Pl. -ia. [a. G. paraganglion (A. Kohn 1900, in Arch. f. mikrosk. Anat. LVI. 130): see para-1 and ganglion.] Any of several highly vascular groups of chromaffin cells that are similar to those of the adrenal medulla and in position and development are closely associ...
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Paraganglion
A paraganglion (pl. paraganglia) is a group of non-neuronal cells derived of the neural crest. The largest chromaffin paraganglion is the organ of Zuckerkandl, it is probably the largest source of circulating catecholamines in the fetus and young
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paraganglioma
paraganglioma Path. (ˌpærəgæŋglɪˈəʊmə) Pl. -omas, -omata. [ad. F. paragangliome (Alezais & Peyron 1908, in Compt. Rend. des Séances de la Soc. de Biol. LXV. 746): see next and -oma.] A tumour thought to arise from a paraganglion (in its wider sense) or the adrenal medulla; esp. one of non-chromaffin...
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para-aortic
para-aortic, a. Anat. (ˌpærəeɪˈɔːtɪk) [f. para-1 + aortic a.] Situated beside the aorta; used chiefly (in para-aortic body) as an epithet of certain paraganglia.1927 Jrnl. Anat. LXI. 317 The pre- and para-aortic tissue of a 16-week embryo from the region of the supra⁓renal glands is seen on section ...
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Zuckerkandl
Zuckerkandl Anat. (ˈzʊkəkænd(ə)l) The name of E. Zuckerkandl (1849–1910), Austrian anatomist, used attrib., in the possessive, and with of to designate the para-aortic bodies. [Described by Zuckerkandl in Verhandl. d. Anat. Ges. (1901) XIX. 95.]1910 Lippincott's New Med. Dict. 1107/2 Zuckerkandl's b...
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