splanchnic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the viscera or entrails; visceral.
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of or relating to the splanchnic nerve.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of splanchnic
1675–85; < New Latin splanchnicus < Greek splanchnikós, equivalent to splánchn ( a ) + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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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.
From Project Gutenberg
It was the stone that was an index of what has been called "the blues" or what one modern writer has dignified by the title "splanchnic neurasthenia."
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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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