Splanchnic Definition

splăngknĭk
adjective
Of the viscera; visceral.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Splanchnic

  • New Latin splanchnicus, from Ancient Greek σπλαγχνικός (splankhnikos), from σπλάγχνα (splankhna, “viscera") + -ικός (-ikos, “-ic")

    From Wiktionary

  • New Latin splanchnicus from Greek splankhnikos from splankhna inward parts

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Splanchnic Sentence Examples

  • These nerves are derived from the coeliac plexus and the thoracic splanchnic nerves.

  • At their opposite ends the dorsal and ventral vessels are probably connected with one another by means of a splanchnic sinus surrounding the stomach.

  • In the intestine, for instance, are layers of muscle-fibre which are constantly being inhibited or kept under check by the splanchnic nerves.

  • Hence the blood returns once more to the afferent vessel through a splanchnic sinus which surrounds the stomach.

  • In chronic schistosomiasis, ova penetrating the bowel wall from the splanchnic venous circulation can provoke a local inflammatory response leading to granuloma formation.

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