Viscera

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  • noun plural. The soft internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities.
  • noun plural. The intestines.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Plural of viscus.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. pl. of viscus.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Plural form of viscus. Collectively, the internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities, such as the liver, heart, or stomach.
  • noun. The intestines.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity)
  • Word Usage
    "Harrison MR, Adzick NS, Longaker MT, Goldberg JD, Rosen MA, Filly RA, Evans MI, Golbus MS: Successful repair in utero of a fetal diaphragmatic hernia after removal of herniated viscera from the left thorax."
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    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    abdomen  aorta  bladder  colon  diaphragm  
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    abdomen  anus  appendix  being  blind gut  
    variant
    viscus