organ of Zuckerkandl

== English == === Etymology === First described by Emil Zuckerkandl, a professor of anatomy at the University of Vienna, in 1901. === Noun === organ of Zuckerkandl (plural organs of Zuckerkandl) (anatomy) 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.