viscera
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See also: víscera
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin viscera (“internal organs; bowels”).
Noun[edit]
viscera
Noun[edit]
viscera pl (plural only)
- Collectively, the internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities, such as the liver, heart, or stomach.
- The intestines.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
internal organs of the body
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intestines — see intestines
References[edit]
- “viscera”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯is.ke.ra/, [ˈu̯ɪs̠kɛrä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈviʃ.ʃe.ra/, [ˈviʃːerä]
Noun[edit]
viscera
References[edit]
- “viscera”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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