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Noun: splanchnic nerve
  1. Any of several nerves of the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system that innervate viscera and blood vessels
    "The splanchnic nerves play a role in regulating blood flow to abdominal organs"

Derived forms: splanchnic nerves

Type of: nerve, nervus

Part of: sympathetic nervous system

Encyclopedia: Splanchnic nerve