splanchnology

noun

splanchnology

noun

/splæŋkˈnɒləd͡ʒi/

Etymology From splanchno- + -ology.

1

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Obsolete The scientific study of the viscera.

  • 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.1887, Auguste Chauveau, The Comparative Anatomy of the Domesticated Animals, page 326:
Synonyms
splanchnography

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