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splanchnoskeleton

/ˈsplæŋknəʊˌskɛlɪtən/

splanchnoskeleton noun: that part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and the viscera.

Noun

splanchnoskeleton (plural splanchnoskeletons)

  1. That part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and the viscera.
    • the small petrosal , and the columelliform stapes , are intercalated portions of sense - capsules and appendages referable to the system of the splanchnoskeleton.1848, Richard Owen, On the Archetype and Homologies of the Vertebrate Skeleton

Forms of splanchnoskeleton

pluralsplanchnoskeletons

Origin of splanchnoskeleton

Ancient Greek σπλάγχνα (splánkhna, “viscera”) + English skeleton.

Questions about splanchnoskeleton

What does splanchnoskeleton mean?
Splanchnoskeleton means that part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and the viscera.
What part of speech is splanchnoskeleton?
Splanchnoskeleton is a noun.
How do you pronounce splanchnoskeleton?
Splanchnoskeleton is pronounced /ˈsplæŋknəʊˌskɛlɪtən/.
What is the plural of splanchnoskeleton?
The plural of splanchnoskeleton is splanchnoskeletons.

Words near splanchnoskeleton in the dictionary

  1. splanchnopleural
  2. splanchnopleure
  3. splanchnopleures
  4. splanchnopleuric
  5. splanchnoptosis
  6. splanchnoskeleton
  7. splanchnoskeletons
  8. splanchnotomic
  9. splanchnotomies
  10. splanchnotomy
  11. splanchnotrophid

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