Dictionary entry

Splanchnapophysis

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Splanch′napoph″y‐sis (?), n.; pl.Splanchnapophyses (#). [NL. See Splanchnic, and Apophysis.] (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.