viscus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin, perhaps akin to English viscid.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪskəs

[edit] Noun

viscus (plural: viscera)

1. (anatomy) One of the organs, as the brain, heart, or stomach, in the great cavities of the body of an animal; especially used in the plural, and applied to the organs contained in the abdomen.
2. Specifically, the intestines.

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• entrails
• innards
• intestines
• offal

[edit] Derived terms

• eviscerate
• visceral

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[edit] See also

Wikipedia article on viscera

[edit] References

• viscus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913