vis|cer|al

vis|cer|al
vis|cer|al «VIHS uhr uhl», adjective.
1. of, having to do with, or in the region of the viscera.
2. affecting the viscera: »

a visceral disease.

3. consisting of or of the nature of viscera.
4. Figurative. touching deeply; affecting inward feelings; not mental or rational: »

visceral reactions.

SYNONYM(S): irrational, emotional.
5. crude; blunt: »

a visceral description of prison life.

vis´cer|al|ly, adverb.

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  • vis´cer|al|ly — vis|cer|al «VIHS uhr uhl», adjective. 1. of, having to do with, or in the region of the viscera. 2. affecting the viscera: »a visceral disease. 3. consisting of or of the nature of viscera. 4. Figurative. touching deeply; affecting inward… …   Useful english dictionary

  • vis|cer|a — «VIHS uhr uh», noun (plural). of vis|cus. 1. the soft internal organs of the body, especially of the abdominal cavity. The heart, stomach, liver, intestines, and kidneys are viscera. 2. the intestines. ╂[< Latin vīscera, neuter plural of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cer|e|bro|vis|cer|al — «SEHR uh broh VIHS uhr uhl», adjective. of or having to do with the cerebral and visceral nervous ganglia of mollusks. ╂[< Latin cerebrum brain + English visceral] …   Useful english dictionary

  • vis|cer|o|gen|ic — «VIHS uhr uh JEHN ihk», adjective. originating in the viscera or in visceral processes: »viscerogenic hunger, viscerogenic needs …   Useful english dictionary

  • vis|cer|o|pto|sis — «VIHS uhr uh TOH sihs», noun. a slipping down of the abdominal viscera. ╂[< viscera + ptosis] …   Useful english dictionary

  • vis|cer|o|ton|ic — «VIHS uhr uh TON ihk», noun, adjective. –n. = endomorph. (Cf. ↑endomorph) –adj. = endomorphic. (Cf. ↑endomorphic) ╂[< viscera + ton(us) + ic] …   Useful english dictionary

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  • e|vis|cer|ate — «ih VIHS uh rayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to remove the bowels from; disembowel: »The butcher eviscerated a chicken. 2. Figurative. to deprive of something essential. –adj. having the v …   Useful english dictionary

  • e|vis|cer|a|tion — «ih VIHS uh RAY shuh», noun. the act of eviscerating …   Useful english dictionary

  • ex|tra|vis|cer|al — «EHKS truh VIHS uhr uhl», adjective. outside the viscera …   Useful english dictionary

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