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splanchnic

[ splangk-nik ]

adjective

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


splanchnic

/ ˈæŋɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the viscera; visceral

    a splanchnic nerve

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of splanchnic1

1675–85; < New Latin splanchnicus < Greek ԳԾó, equivalent to áԳ ( a ) + -ikos -ic
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of splanchnic1

C17: from New Latin splanchnicus, from Greek splankhnikos concerning the entrails, from splankhna the entrails
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In the mysterious liminal zone of consciousness, where the dreamworld meets the splanchnic sensations of the body, I was alerted to a mysterious tickle running down my chest.

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The enormous number of such vessels in the mesentery and intestines explains the ability of the splanchnic area to accommodate the greater part of the blood in the body.

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Most of them are banished by frequent hearty laughter which, with its exercise of the diaphragm, tends to stimulate splanchnic blood vessels and nerves.

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Through the crura pass the splanchnic nerves, and in addition to these the left crus is pierced by the vena azygos minor.

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Let us halt at the origin of the splanchnic and take a look.

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