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accessory nerve
either one of the eleventh pair of cranial nerves, which supply the muscles of the head, shoulders, larynx, and pharynx and the viscera of the abdomen and thorax -
autonomic nervous system
the section of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls the involuntary actions of the smooth muscles, heart, and glands. It has two divisions: the sympathetic and the parasympathetic -
disembowel
to remove the bowels or entrails from; eviscerate. -
entrails
A person or animal's intestines or internal organs, especially when removed or exposed. -
eventration
(medicine) A tumour containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, caused by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen. -
humble pie
humility forced upon someone, often under embarrassing conditions; humiliation.