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SPLANCHNIC NERVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several nerves of the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system that innervate viscera and blood vessels
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("splanchnic nerve" is a kind of...):
nerve; nervus (any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body)
Holonyms ("splanchnic nerve" is a part of...):
sympathetic nervous system (originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts blood vessels)
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