Splanchnic

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Splanchnic is usually used to describe organs in the abdominal cavity. [1]

It is used when describing:

History and etymology

The term derives from Ancient Greek : σπλαγχνικός, romanized: splanchnikos, meaning "inward parts, [6] [7] organs". [8]

The term "splanchnologia" is used for grouping in Nomina Anatomica , [9] but not in Terminologia Anatomica . It includes most of the structures usually considered "internal organs", but not all (for example, the heart is excluded). [9]

References

  1. ↑ "splanchnic - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary" . Retrieved 2009-11-26.
  2. ↑ "Medical Physiology, 3rd Edition -- The Splanchnic Organs". doctorlib.info. 2015–2017. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  3. ↑ van Wijck K, Lenaerts K, van Loon LJ, Peters WH, Buurman WA, Dejong C (2011). "Exercise-induced splanchnic hypoperfusion results in gut dysfunction in healthy men". PLOS One . 6 (7) e22366. Bibcode:2011PLoSO...622366V. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022366 . PMC   3141050 . PMID   21811592.
  4. ↑ Parks, Dale A.; Jacobson, E. D. (1985). "Physiology of the Splanchnic Circulation". Archives of Internal Medicine. 145 (7): 1278–81. doi:10.1001/archinte.1985.00360070158027. PMID   4015279.
  5. ↑ Takala, J. (1996). "Determinants of splanchnic blood flow". British Journal of Anaesthesia. 77 (1): 50–8. doi: 10.1093/bja/77.1.50 . PMID   8703630.
  6. ↑ σπλαγχνικός, σπλάγχνον . Liddell, Henry George ; Scott, Robert ; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project.
  7. ↑ Harper, Douglas. "splanchnic". Online Etymology Dictionary .
  8. ↑ Autonomics of the Head and Neck - Page 4 of 14 anatomy module at med.umich.edu
  9. 1 2 Rosse, C.; Mejino, J. L.; Modayur, B. R.; Jakobovits, R.; Hinshaw, K. P.; Brinkley, J. F. (1998). "Motivation and Organizational Principles for Anatomical Knowledge Representation: The Digital Anatomist Symbolic Knowledge Base". Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 5 (1): 17–40. doi:10.1136/jamia.1998.0050017. PMC   61273 . PMID   9452983.
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