Meanings
adjectivesplanchnic (not comparable)
- not comparablemedicineOf, in, near or pertaining to the viscera or intestines.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiverelating to or affecting the viscera
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Origin
- Ancient Greekσπλαγχνικός
- New Latinsplanchnicus
- Englishsplanchnic
From New Latin splanchnicus, from Ancient Greek σπλαγχνικός (splankhnikós), from σπλάγχνα (splánkhna, “viscera”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”).
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Ancient Greek σπλαγχνικός
- σπλαγχνικός (splankhnikós)Relating to the viscera or intestines
Bulgarian коремен
- коремен (koremen)Relating to the viscera or intestines
French splanchnique
- splanchniqueRelating to the viscera or intestines
Greek σπλαγχνικός, σπλαγχνικός
- σπλαγχνικός (splanchnikós)special order in interrogative sentences
- σπλαγχνικός (splanchnikós)Relating to the viscera or intestines
Italian splancnico
- splancnicoRelating to the viscera or intestines
Polish trzewiowy, trzewny
- trzewiowyRelating to the viscera or intestines
- trzewnyRelating to the viscera or intestines
Portuguese esplâncnico
- esplâncnicoRelating to the viscera or intestines
Russian висцера́льный, вну́тренностный
- висцера́льный (viscerálʹnyj)special order in interrogative sentences
- вну́тренностный (vnútrennostnyj)special order in interrogative sentences
Spanish esplácnico
- esplácnicoRelating to the viscera or intestines
Cite this entry
APA
splanchnic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splanchnic
MLA
“splanchnic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splanchnic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “splanchnic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splanchnic.
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