Splanchnology
//splæŋkˈnɒləd͡ʒi// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The scientific study of the viscera. obsolete, uncountable
"These various organs, with those composing the respiratory and genitourinary apparatus, have received the name of viscera, and the term splanchnology is often given to that branch of anatomy devoted to their study."
Example
More examples"These various organs, with those composing the respiratory and genitourinary apparatus, have received the name of viscera, and the term splanchnology is often given to that branch of anatomy devoted to their study."
Etymology
From splanchno- + -ology.
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