splanchnic

[ splangk-nik ]
/ ˈsplæŋk nɪk /

adjective

of or relating to the viscera or entrails; visceral.
of or relating to the splanchnic nerve.

Origin of splanchnic

1675–85; < New Latin splanchnicus < Greek splanchnikós, equivalent to splánchn(a) + -ikos -ic

Words nearby splanchnic

splake, splanchnapophysis, splanchnectopia, splanchnesthesia, splanchnesthetic sensibility, splanchnic, splanchnic anesthesia, splanchnic ganglion, splanchnic nerve, splanchnic wall, splanchnicectomy

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British Dictionary definitions for splanchnic

splanchnic
/ (ˈsplæŋknɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to the viscera; visceral a splanchnic nerve

Word Origin for splanchnic

C17: from New Latin splanchnicus, from Greek splankhnikos concerning the entrails, from splankhna the entrails

Medical definitions for splanchnic

splanchnic
[ splăngk′nĭk ]

adj.

Of or relating to the viscera; visceral.