"viscus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɪskəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-viscus.wav Forms: viscera [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪskəs Etymology: From Latin viscus (“any internal organ of the body”), perhaps akin to viscid. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|viscus||any internal organ of the body}} Latin viscus (“any internal organ of the body”) Head templates: {{en-noun|viscera}} viscus (plural viscera)
  1. (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. Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (organ in the abdomen): víscera [feminine] (Catalan), víscera [feminine] (Galician), vicero (Ido), víscera [feminine] (Portuguese), víscera [feminine] (Spanish), inälva (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-viscus-en-noun-aMmHQT3h Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'organ in the abdomen': 85 15
  2. (anatomy, specifically) The intestines. Tags: specifically Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (the intestines): zsiger (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-viscus-en-noun-bZSElocu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 31 69 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'the intestines': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: entrails, innards, intestines, offal Derived forms: eviscerate, visceral Related terms: viscous

Inflected forms

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