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PRONUNCIATION:

(SPLANGK-nik)

MEANING:

adjective: Of or relating to the internal organs or viscera.

ETYMOLOGY:

From splanchnicus, from Greek splankhnikos, from splankhna (entrails). Earliest documented use: 1694.

USAGE:

“I discovered that the splanchnic nerve is actually three nerves and all control the visceral functions in various manners.”
Isaac Asimov; Robot Visions; Roc; 1990.

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