A splanchnic nerve is a type of visceral nerve that carries signals from the bodys internal organs to the brain. These nerves primarily function in the involuntary control of bodily processes such as heart rate, digestion, and blood flow. They are part of the autonomic nervous system which regulates the functions of the internal organs without conscious awareness.
Mocking
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Imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision;mimicking; derisive. Mocking bird (Zoöl.), a North American singingbird (Mimus polyglottos), remarkable for its exact imitations of thenotes of other birds. Its back is gray; the tail and wings areblackish, with a white patch on each wing; the outer tail feathersare partly white. The name is also applied to other species of thesame genus, found in Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies.-- Mocking thrush (Zoöl.), any species of the genus Harporhynchus,as the brown thrush (H. rufus).-- Mocking wren (Zoöl.), any American wren of the genus Thryothorus,esp. T. Ludovicianus.
Mocking meaning & definition 1 of Mocking.
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To [Cuss] someone down or to take the piss out of somebody or demoralise them.
Mocking meaning & definition 2 of Mocking.
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