'Splanchnapophyses' definitions:

Definition of 'Splanchnapophyses'

From: GCIDE

Splanchnapophysis \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. [1913 Webster]