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Splanchnapophyses
Splanchnapophysis \Splanch`napoph"y*sis\, n.; pl. Splanchnapophyses. [NL. See Splanchnic, and Apophysis.] (Anat.) 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.