splanchnic adjective & noun. ['splaŋknɪk] L17.
[mod. Latin splanchnicus from Greek splagkhnikos, from splagkhna entrails: see -IC.]
Anatomy.
A. adjective. Pertaining to or affecting the viscera, esp. the intestines and their associated blood-vessels; occupied by the viscera; spec. designating nerves of the sympathetic system which serve the viscera and major blood-vessels. L17.
b. noun. A splanchnic nerve. Usu. in pl. M19.

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