- splanchnic nerve
- nounany of several nerves of the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system that innervate viscera and blood vessels• Part Holonyms: ↑sympathetic nervous system
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noun: any of three important nerves situated on each side of the body, formed by the union of branches from the six or seven lower ganglia of the sympathetic system, and being a superior ending in the coeliac ganglion, a middle ending in the solar plexus, and an inferior ending in the renal plexus and lower part of the solar plexus* * *
Anat. any of several nerves to the viscera and blood vessels of the chest and pelvic areas.[1825-35]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.