Viscera
noun
Organs inside the body especially in the large central area of the human body.
The doctor removed the damaged viscera during surgery.
Often appears as...
- internal viscera
- exposed viscera
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Academic
noun
Organs inside the body especially in the large central area of the human body.
The doctor removed the damaged viscera during surgery.
Often appears as...
- internal viscera
- exposed viscera
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Term
Used often in medical or anatomical contexts to talk about body organs.
During the autopsy, the pathologist examined the viscera for signs of toxins.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Casual Use
It's formal and technical; not used in everyday conversation about the body.
The medical students learned about the functions of different viscera.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorically Speaking
Sometimes used metaphorically to mean the innermost or essential part.
The new policy struck at the viscera of the longstanding problem.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Term
Used often in medical or anatomical contexts to talk about body organs.
During the autopsy, the pathologist examined the viscera for signs of toxins.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Casual Use
It's formal and technical; not used in everyday conversation about the body.
The medical students learned about the functions of different viscera.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorically Speaking
Sometimes used metaphorically to mean the innermost or essential part.
The new policy struck at the viscera of the longstanding problem.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Term
Used often in medical or anatomical contexts to talk about body organs.
During the autopsy, the pathologist examined the viscera for signs of toxins.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Casual Use
It's formal and technical; not used in everyday conversation about the body.
The medical students learned about the functions of different viscera.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorically Speaking
Sometimes used metaphorically to mean the innermost or essential part.
The new policy struck at the viscera of the longstanding problem.
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3 clues to understanding...
it's now a serious problem -- you continue to vividly feel the presence of that missing arm, and that's called a phantom arm or a phantom leg. In fact, you can get a phantom with almost any part of the body. Believe it or not, even with internal viscera.
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sensory organs of parts of the viscera of all sorts of things that have direct bearing on the life of the animal including its behavior including its physiology and so those things you know i i would take the coloration as
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3 clues to understanding...
it's now a serious problem -- you continue to vividly feel the presence of that missing arm, and that's called a phantom arm or a phantom leg. In fact, you can get a phantom with almost any part of the body. Believe it or not, even with internal viscera.
Video examples
Reimagining Dinosaurs PIPE...
sensory organs of parts of the viscera of all sorts of things that have direct bearing on the life of the animal including its behavior including its physiology and so those things you know i i would take the coloration as
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Aldous Huxley
English Novelist
What we feel and think and are is to a great extent determined by the state of our ductless glands and viscera.
Quote examples
Aldous Huxley
English Novelist
What we feel and think and are is to a great extent determined by the state of our ductless glands and viscera.
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