splanchnapophysis Meaning, Definition & Usage

Splanch`napoph"y*sis noun

Etymology

NL. See Splanchnic, and Apophysis.

Wordforms

plural Splanchnapophyses

Definitions

1. (Anat.) Any element of the skeleton in relation with the alimentary canal, as the jaws and hyoidean apparatus. -- Splanch`nap`o*phys"i*al a. Mivart.