VISCERA

viscera, entrails, innards

(noun) internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity); “‘viscera’ is the plural form of ‘viscus’”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

viscera

plural of viscus

Noun

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

• entrails

• innards

• intestines

• offal

Anagrams

• varices

Source: Wiktionary


Vis"ce*ra, n.,

Definition: pl. of Viscus.

VISCUS

Vis"cus, n.; pl. Viscera. Etym: [L., perhaps akin to E. viscid.] (Anat.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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