Viscus

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Singular of viscera.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. 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.
  • n. Specifically, the intestines.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Any one of the interior organs of the body, contained in one of the four great cavities of the head, thorax, abdomen, and pelvis, as the brain, heart, lung, liver, stomach, intestine, kidney, bladder, womb, etc.; especially, an abdominal viscus, as the intestine: in ordinary language generally in the plural, meaning the bowels or entrails; the vitals.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a main organ that is situated inside the body
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    organ   
    Hyponym
    heart    excretory organ    gut    respiratory organ    intestine    pump    urinary organ    viscera    breadbasket    ticker   
    Form
    visceral    eviscerate   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    offal    intestine    entrails    innards   
    Same Context
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