splanchnoskeleton

/ˈsplæŋknəʊˌskɛlɪtən/

noun

That part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and the viscera.

OriginAncient Greek σπλάγχνα →
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Meanings

nounsplanchnoskeleton (plural splanchnoskeletons)

plural splanchnoskeletons

  1. anatomyThat part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and the viscera.

    the small petrosal , and the columelliform stapes , are intercalated portions of sense - capsules and appendages referable to the system of the splanchnoskeleton.

    1848, Richard Owen, On the Archetype and Homologies of the Vertebrate Skeleton

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσπλάγχνα“viscera”
  2. Englishsplanchnoskeleton

Ancient Greek σπλάγχνα (splánkhna, “viscera”) + English skeleton.

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