viscus
One of the organs, as the brain, heart, or stomach, in the great cavities of the body…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 viscera were so fresh that steam was coming out of them.
Meaning
2 sensesOne 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.
- a main organ that is situated inside the body
Examples
3 sentencesThe viscera were so fresh that steam was coming out of them.
Viscera makes me queasy.
When Algerians slaughter their sheep on the day of Eid, they throw the viscera in the street.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Latin vīscus (“any internal organ of the body”).From Latin vīscus (“any internal organ of the body”).
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Forms
plural: visceraSynonyms
5 synonyms- a main organ that is situated inside the body:internal organ
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular