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splanchnic

splanch·nic

UK/ˈsplæŋk.nɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

relating to or affecting the viscera

  • “visceral bleeding”
  • “a splanchnic nerve”
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From New Latin splanchnicus, from Ancient Greek σπλαγχνικός (splankhnikós), from σπλάγχνα (splánkhna, “viscera”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”).

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