VISCERALLY

viscerally

(adverb) in the viscera; “he is bleeding viscerally”

viscerally, unreasoningly

(adverb) in an unreasoning visceral manner

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adverb

viscerally (comparative more viscerally, superlative most viscerally)

Literally, in a manner that affects the viscera or gut.

In a visceral manner; in a way that affects one's inner core or produces overwhelming emotions.

The shock of my friend's decapitation affected me viscerally, and I became paralyzed with dread.

Source: Wiktionary

VISCERAL

Vis"cer*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. viscéral, LL. visceralis.]

1. (Anat.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to the viscera; splanchnic.

2. Fig.: Having deep sensibility. [R.] Bp. Reynolds. Visceral arches (Anat.), the bars or ridges between the visceral clefts.

– Visceral cavity or tube (Anat.), the ventral cavity of a vertebrate, which contains the alimentary canal, as distinguished from the dorsal, or cerebro-spinal, canal.

– Visceral clefts (Anat.), transverse clefts on the sides just back of the mouth in the vertebrate embryo, which open into the pharyngeal portion of the alimentary canal, and correspond to the branchial clefts in adult fishes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition