viscus

V4I1S1C3U1S1
/ˈvɪskəs/

noun

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.

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entrailsinnardsintestinesoffalinternal organ
OriginLatin vīscus →
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Meanings

nounviscus (plural viscera)

plural viscera

  1. anatomyOne 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.
  2. specificallyanatomyThe intestines.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
entrailsinnardsintestinesoffal

nouna main organ that is situated inside the body

Similar
internal organ
Broader
organ
Also see
internal organ

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinvīscus“any internal organ of the body”
  2. Englishviscus

From Latin vīscus (“any internal organ of the body”).

More words from Latin

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Translations

Catalan víscera
  • vísceraorgan in the abdomen
Hungarian zsiger
  • zsigerthe intestines
Polish organ wewnętrzny, jelita
  • organ wewnętrznyorgan in the abdomen
  • jelitathe intestines
Portuguese víscera
  • vísceraorgan in the abdomen
Spanish víscera
  • vísceraorgan in the abdomen
Swedish inälva
  • inälvaorgan in the abdomen

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with viscus

discusviscousmeniscusabaciscusasteriscuslemniscustrochiscusuraniscus
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Sounds the same

viscous
Cite this entry
APA

viscus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viscus

MLA

“viscus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viscus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “viscus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viscus.

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