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splanchnic nerve

noun

Anatomy. any of several nerves to the viscera and blood vessels of the chest and pelvic areas.

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Origin of splanchnic nerve

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby splanchnic nerve

splanchnesthetic sensibility, splanchnic, splanchnic anesthesia, splanchnicectomy, splanchnic ganglion, splanchnic nerve, splanchnicotomy, splanchnic wall, splanchno-, splanchnocele, splanchnodiastasis
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