SPLANCHNIC NERVE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of several nerves of the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system that innervate viscera and blood vessels

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Nouns denoting body parts

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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