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viscera

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viscera /vis·ce·ra/ (vis´er-ah) plural of viscus.
vis·cer·a (vsr-)
pl.n.
1. The soft internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities.
2. The intestines.

Viscera
Any of the body's organs located in the chest or abdomen.

viscera
[vis′ərə] sing. viscus
Etymology: L, viscus, internal organs
the internal organs enclosed within a body cavity, including the abdominal, thoracic, pelvic, and endocrine organs.

viscera [vis´er-ah] (L.)
plural of viscus.

viscera (visˑ·er·),
n internal organs enclosed within the cavity of the body, such as the thoracic, abdominal, endocrine, and pelvic organs.

viscera (vis´r),
n.pl (
sg viscus), the internal organs enclosed within a body cavity, primarily the abdominal organs.

viscera
[L.] plural of viscus.


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