splanchnic nerve

noun

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

Nearby words

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

Origin of splanchnic nerve

First recorded in 1825–35

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