See Also: eugnathia(medicine)

splanchnic (iou) and eugnathia (medicine)


splanchnic (iou)



splanchnic adjective & noun. L17.
[mod. Latin splanchnicus from Greek splagkhnikos, from splagkhna entrails: see -IC.]
Anatomy.
A. adjective. Pertaining to or affecting the viscera, esp. the intestines and their associated blood-vessels; occupied by the viscera; spec. designating nerves of the sympathetic system which serve the viscera and major blood-vessels. L17.
b. noun. A splanchnic nerve. Usu. in pl. M19.

eugnathia (medicine)


eugnathia


An abnormality that is limited to the teeth and their immediate alveolar supports.

Synonym: eugnathic anomaly.

Origin: eu-+ G. Gnathos, jaw