splanchnoskeleton

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsplæŋknəʊˌskɛlɪtən/

Noun

splanchnoskeleton (plural splanchnoskeletons)

1. (anatomy) That part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and the viscera.
   • 1848, Richard Owen, On the Archetype and Homologies of the Vertebrate Skeleton:

     the small petrosal , and the columelliform stapes , are intercalated portions of sense - capsules and appendages referable to the system of the splanchnoskeleton.

References

“splanchno-skeleton”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.