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.

 

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