SPLANCHNIC

PRONUNCIATION: (SPLANGK-nik)

MEANING: adjective: Of or relating to the internal organs or viscera.

ETYMOLOGY: From splanchnicus, from Greek splankhnikos, from splankhna (entrails). Earliest documented use: 1694.
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SPLANCH - NICE ! - what a great Cannonball dive that was!

S-PLAN CYNIC - I'm not very optimistic about the nineteenth plan

'SPLAN CHIC - On the other hand, it's very much à la mode...