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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
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