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splanch·nol·o·gy   (splāngk-nŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  
  1. The scientific study of the viscera and its organs.
  2. The characteristics and structure of the visceral system of an animal.

[New Latin splanchno-, of viscera (from Greek splankhna, viscera) + -logy.]
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Splanchnology

Splanch*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ???? an entrail + -logy.] That part of anatomy which treats of the viscera; also, a treatise on the viscera.
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Main Entry: splanch·nol·o·gy
Pronunciation: spla[ng]k-'näl-&-jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
: a branch of anatomy concerned with the viscera
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