viscus
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From New Latin, from Latin viscus (“any internal organ of the body”), perhaps akin to English viscid.
Pronunciation[edit]
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- Rhymes: -ɪskəs
Noun[edit]
viscus (plural viscera)
- (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.
- Specifically, the intestines.
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References[edit]
- viscus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- viscus in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- viscus at OneLook Dictionary Search
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown.[1]
Noun[edit]
viscus n (genitive visceris); third declension
Inflection[edit]
Third declension neuter.
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | viscus | viscera |
| genitive | visceris | viscerum |
| dative | viscerī | visceribus |
| accusative | viscus | viscera |
| ablative | viscere | visceribus |
| vocative | viscus | viscera |
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References[edit]
- “viscus” in Lewis & Short’s Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers, Oxford: Clarendon Press (1879)
- ^ Michiel de Vaan (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Leiden, Boston: Brill Academic Publishers
