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PARA-AORTIC BODIES

Specialty Definition: PARA-AORTIC BODIES

DomainDefinition

Health

Small masses of chromaffin cells found near the sympathetic ganglia along the abdominal aorta. They serve as chemoreceptors responsive to oxygen, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen ion concentration, and help to control respiration. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: PARA-AORTIC BODIES

Language Translations for "PARA-AORTIC BODIES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

corpora paraaortica. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

corpora paraaortica. (various references)

   

French

  

paraganglions aortiques supracardial et abdominal, paraganglions aortiques. (various references)

   

German

  

Corpora paraaortica. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

παρααορτικά σωμάτια, παρααορτικά γάγγλια. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ara-aorticpay odiesbay

   

Spanish

  

cuerpos paraaórticos. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: PARA-AORTIC BODIES

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-a-b-c-d-e-i-i-o-o-p-r-r-s-t"

-5 letters: baroceptors, barricadoes, bioreactors, broadcaster, eradicators, paediatrics, rebroadcast.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Translations: Modern
2. Anagrams
3. Bibliography


  

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