VISCUS

Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• entrails

• innards

• intestines

• offal

Source: Wiktionary

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