| visceroinhibitory | Restricting or arresting the functional activity of the viscera. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| visceromegaly | Abnormal enlargement of the viscera, such as may be seen in acromegaly and other disorders. Synonym: organomegaly, splanchnomegaly. Origin: viscero-+ G. Megas, large (05 Mar 2000) |
| visceromotor | 1. Relating to or controlling movement in the viscera; denoting the autonomic nerves innervating the viscera, especially the intestines. 2. Denoting a movement having a relation to the viscera; referring to reflex muscular contractions of the abdominal wall in cases of visceral disease. Synonym: viscerimotor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| visceromotor reflex | Contraction of the muscles of the thorax or abdomen in response to a stimulus from one of the viscera therein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| visceropannicular reflex | Contraction of the panniculus carnosus muscle in the cat and certain other animals, in response to a stimulus applied to an abdominal viscus; the centre for the reflex is in the spinal cord, the afferent pathway is the splanchnic nerves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| visceroparietal | Relating to the viscera and the wall of the abdomen. Origin: viscero-+ L. Paries, wall (05 Mar 2000) |
| visceroperitoneal | Relating to the peritoneum and the abdominal viscera. (05 Mar 2000) |
| visceropleural | Relating to the pleural and the thoracic viscera. Synonym: pleurovisceral. (05 Mar 2000) |
| visceroptosis | The prolapse or downward displacement of the viscera. (12 Dec 1998) |
| viscerosensory | Relating to the sensory innervation of internal organs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| viscerosensory reflex | An area of pain or sensitivity to pressure in the external body wall due to disease of one of the viscera. See: Head's lines. (05 Mar 2000) |
| visceroskeletal | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the framework, or skeleton, or skeleton, of the viscera; as, the visceroskeletal system of muscles. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| visceroskeleton | 1. <anatomy> Any bony formation in an organ, as in the heart, tongue, or penis of certain animals; the term also includes, according to some anatomists, the cartilaginous rings of the trachea and bronchi. 2. That part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and the viscera. The bony framework protecting the viscera, such as the ribs and sternum, the pelvic bones, and the anterior portion of the skull. Synonym: splanchnoskeleton, visceral skeleton. Origin: Gr. An entrail + E. Skeleton. Source: Websters Dictionary (05 Mar 2000) |
| viscerosomatic | Relating to the viscera and the body. Synonym: splanchnosomatic. Origin: viscero-+ G. Soma, body (05 Mar 2000) |
| viscerotome | An instrument by means of which a section of an organ, e.g., the liver, can be removed from a cadaver for examination without performing a general autopsy. Origin: viscero-+ G. Tomos, cutting (05 Mar 2000) |