Category:Splanchnapophysis

Splanch`napoph"y*sis, n.; pl. Splanchnapophyses. Etym: [nl. See Splanchnic, and apophysis.] (anat.)

Defn: any element of the skeleton in relation with the alimentary Canal, as the jaws and hyoidean apparatus. -- splanch`nap`o*phys"i*al, a. Mivart.