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.
[1913 Webster]