viscus

Meaning

1. 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.
2. (specifically) The intestines.

Synonyms

internal organ

entrails

heart

❤️

numbles

splanchna

visceral organs

Translations

σπλάχνο

víscera

víscera

òrgan intern

Gedärme

عُضْو داخِلِي

viscère

viscere

viscus

εσωτερικό όργανο

باطِنِي

víscera

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɪskəs/

Etymology

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