visceromotor

visceromotor
1. Relating to or controlling movement in the viscera; denoting the autonomic nerves innervating the viscera, especially the intestines. 2. Denoting a movement having a relation to the viscera; referring to reflex muscular contractions of the abdominal wall in cases of visceral disease. SYN: viscerimotor.

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vis·cero·mo·tor -'mōt-ər adj causing or concerned with the functional activity of the viscera <\visceromotor nerves>

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vis·cero·mo·tor (vis″ər-o-moґtər) [viscero- + motor] conveying or concerned with motor impulses to the viscera.

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