splanchnic
nɪk adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the viscera or entrails; visceral.
2.
of or pertaining to the splanchnic nerve.
Origin:
1675–85; < Neo-Latin splanchnicus < Greek splanchnikós, equivalent to splánchn(a) + -ikos -ic
1675–85; < Neo-Latin splanchnicus < Greek splanchnikós, equivalent to splánchn(a) + -ikos -ic
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| —adj | |
| of or relating to the viscera; visceral: a splanchnic nerve | |
| [C17: from New Latin splanchnicus, from Greek splankhnikos concerning the entrails, from splankhna the entrails] | |
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splanchnic splanch·nic (splāngk'nĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to the viscera; visceral.
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