Viscera definition

vĭsər-ə
viscus
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Viscera is defined as the internal human organs, particularly the intestines.

An example of a viscera is the large intestine.

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The soft internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities.
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The intestines.
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The internal organs of the body, esp. of the thorax and abdomen, as the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, intestines, etc.
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(popularly) The intestines.
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The soft internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities.
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The intestines.
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The soft internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities.
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Plural form of viscus Collectively, the internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities, such as the liver, heart, or stomach.
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Origin of viscera

  • Latin vīscera pl. of vīscus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Viscera Sentence Examples

  • They are especially remarkable for the small size of the body and the extension of viscera into the legs.

  • In some it is very marked, for example in some viscera, the spleen, the bladder, the ureter, the uterus, the intestine, and especially in the heart.

  • Trish managed a host of other WWE Superstars, including Kurt Angle, Bubba Ray Dudley, Jeff Hardy, Chris Jericho, Test, Val Venis, and Viscera.

  • Although the liver is a fairly solid organ, it is plastic, and moulds itself to even hollow neighbouring viscera rather than they to it.

  • The poetic afflatus, here, works not so much in accordance with fancy, as with quick viscera.

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