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SPLANCHNIC NERVES

"SPLANCHNIC NERVES" is a plural of: splanchnic nerve.


Specialty Definition: SPLANCHNIC NERVES

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Health

The major nerves supplying sympathetic innervation to the abdomen. The greater, lesser, and lowest (or smallest) splanchnic nerves are formed by preganglionic fibers from the spinal cord which pass through the paravertebral ganglia and then to the celiac ganglia and plexuses. The lumbar splanchnic nerves carry fibers which pass through the lumbar paravertebral ganglia to the mesenteric and hypogastric ganglia. (references)

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Specialty Definition: Splanchnic nerves

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The splanchnic nerves, which are part of the parasympathetic nervous system, innervate the pelvic and genital organs, regulating the emptying of the urinary bladder and the rectum as well as sexual functions like erection and orgasm.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Splanchnic nerves."

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Modern Translation: SPLANCHNIC NERVES

Language Translations for "SPLANCHNIC NERVES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

splanchnicusparese (paresis of the splanchnic nerves). (various references)

   

French

  

paralysie des nerfs splanchniques (paresis of the splanchnic nerves). (various references)

   

German

  

Splanchnikusparese (paresis of the splanchnic nerves). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

anchnicsplay ervesnay

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Anagrams: SPLANCHNIC NERVES

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-e-h-i-l-n-n-n-p-r-s-s-v"

-5 letters: preachiness.

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1. Definition
2. Translations: Modern
3. Anagrams
4. Bibliography


  

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