splanchno-
(ˈsplæŋknəʊ)
combining form of Gr. σπλάγχνον (see splanchnic a.), occurring in a few terms of Anat. and Path. relating to the viscera, as splanchnoˈcranium, those lower and anterior bones and cartilages of the head and face that are derived from visceral arch elements; opp. neurocranium s.v. neuro-; hence splanchnoˈcranial a. splanchˈnography (see quot.). splanchnoˈmegaly [Gr. µεγάλ-, µέγας large], an enlarged condition of the viscera. splanchnoˈpleural a., pertaining to the splanchnopleure. ˈsplanchnopleure, one of the two layers or divisions of the mesoblast. splanchnoˈpleuric a., = splanchnopleural. splanchnopˈtosis, a downward displacement of the viscera. splanchnoˈskeletal a., relating or belonging to the visceral skeleton. splanchnoˈskeleton, the visceral skeleton, consisting of hard or bony parts developed in the viscera or sense-organs. splanchˈnotomy (see quot.).
| 1974 D. & M. Webster Compar. Vertebr. Morphol. iv. 58 Of the *splanchnocranial cartilages, the most anterior pair is the mandibular arch. |
| 1907 W. N. Parker tr. Wiedersheim's Compar. Anat. Vertebrates (ed. 3) 75 A series of cartilaginous arches arise in serial order on the ventral side of the brain-case; these encircle the anterior part of the alimentary tract like hoops, incomplete dorsally, and are distinguished as the visceral portion of the skull (*splanchnocranium). 1931 Saunders & Manton Man. Pract. Vertebr. Morphol. xii. 121 The brain-box and sense capsules form the neurocranium, while the jaws and visceral arches form the splanchnocranium. 1974 D. & M. Webster Compar. Vertebr. Morphol. iv. 59 (caption) Lateral view of the splanchnocranium of an acanthodian. |
| 1849 Craig, *Splanchnography, an anatomical description of the viscera. |
| [1900 Dorland Med. Dict., Splanchnomegalia.] 1910 Practitioner Jan. 34 There is sometimes also a general increase in the size of the various internal organs, a condition of *splanchnomegaly. 1970 N. G. Schneeberg Clin. Endocrinol. v. 70/2 Generalized marked splanchnomegaly occurs, though enlargement of the liver is most common. |
| 1888 Rolleston & Jackson Anim. Life 614 Testes and ovaries are formed by the growth of *splanchno⁓pleural coelomic-epithelium. |
| 1875 Huxley in Encycl. Brit. II. 53/2 The splitting of the mesoblast into two layers, a *splanchnopleure and a somatopleure. 1888 Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. XXVIII. 111 The lower end lies..between the somatopleure and splanchnopleure. |
| 1900 Nature 12 Apr. 560 The appearance, in the development in the vascular system, of a *splanchnopleuric subintestinal vein. |
| 1898 Allbutt's Syst. Med. V. 486 These practices, as he alleges, lead in a considerable percentage of women to *splanchnoptosis. |
| 1848 Owen Homologies Vert. Skeleton 111 The bones..are..entitled to rank..in the category of sense-capsules or ‘*splanchno-skeletal’ pieces. |
| Ibid. 114 The bones or parts of the *splanchno-skeleton. 1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 820/1 In man, the teeth being excluded, there is neither exo- nor splanchno-skeleton, but only an endo-skeleton. |
| 1851 Dunglison Med. Lex., *Splanchnotomy, dissection or anatomy of the viscera. |