• (n.) Any element of the skeleton in relation with the alimentary canal, as the jaws and hyoidean apparatus.
Splanch`napoph'y·sis noun ; plural Splanchnapophyses . [ New Latin 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 
Type: Term Pronunciation: splangk′nă-pof′i-sis Definitions: 1. An apophysis of the typical vertebra, on the side opposite to the neural apophysis, or any bony process, giving attachment to a viscus or part of the alimentary tract.
splanchnapophysis A skeletal element, like the lower jaw, connected with the alimentary canal.