'Splanchnapophysis' definitions:
Definition of 'Splanchnapophysis'
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]