| splanchnic wall | The wall of one of the viscera or the splanchnopleure from which it is formed. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| splanchnicectomy | Resection of the splanchnic nerves and usually of the coeliac ganglion as well. Origin: splanchni-+ G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| splanchnicotomy | Section of a splanchnic nerve or nerves, a surgical procedure formerly used in the treatment of hypertension. Origin: splanchni-+ G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| splanchno- | <prefix> relating to the viscera. Origin: G. Splanchnon, viscus (05 Mar 2000) |
| splanchnocele | 1. The primitive body cavity or celom in the embryo. Origin: G. Koilos, hollow 2. Hernia of any of the abdominal viscera. Origin: G. Kele, hernia (05 Mar 2000) |
| splanchnocranium | That part of the skull derived from the embryonic pharyngeal arches; it comprises the facial bones of the facial skeleton (under bone) and is distinct from that part of the skull which forms the neurocranium or braincase. Synonym: cranium viscerale, visceral cranium, jaw skeleton, splanchnocranium. Origin: viscero-+ cranium Cartilaginous viscerocranium, those elements of the foetal skull derived from the second and succeeding pharyngeal arch cartilages. Membranous viscerocranium, membranous bones, developed in the foetal skull, that overlie maxillary and mandibular components of the first pharyngeal arch cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| splanchnodiastasis | An obsolete term for splanchnectopia. Origin: splanchno-+ G. Diastasis, separation (05 Mar 2000) |
| splanchnography | An alternative term for splanchnology. Origin: Gr. An entrail. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| splanchnolith | An intestinal calculus. Origin: splanchno-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
| splanchnologia | splanchnology, splanchnology |
| splanchnology | <study> That part of anatomy which treats of the viscera; also, a treatise on the viscera. Origin: Gr. An entrail. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| splanchnomegaly | Synonym: visceromegaly. Origin: splanchno-+ G. Megas, large (05 Mar 2000) |
| splanchnomicria | Condition in which the splanchnic organs are of smaller than normal size. Origin: splanchno-+ G. Mikros, small (05 Mar 2000) |
| splanchnopathy | Any disease of the abdominal viscera. Origin: splanchno-+ G. Pathos, disease (05 Mar 2000) |
| splanchnopleural | Relating to the splanchnopleure. Synonym: splanchnopleural. (05 Mar 2000) |