Splanchnic
adjective
1.
of or relating to the viscera or entrails; visceral.
2.
of or relating to the splanchnic nerve.
adjective
1.
of or relating to the viscera; visceral: a splanchnic nerve
splanchnic splanch·nic (splāngk’nĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to the viscera; visceral.
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