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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
cus — ab·a·cis·cus; ab·a·cus; ac·cus·a·ble; ac·cus·al; ac·cus·ant; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; ac·cus·a·to·ry; ac·cus·er; ac·cus·ive; ac·cus·tom; ac·cus·tomed·ness; agar·i·cus; ami·cus; an·dri·cus; an·thris·cus; an·ti·cus; an·ti·pneu·mo·coc·cus;… … English syllables
vis — ad·vis·a·bil·i·ty; ad·vis·a·ble; ad·vis·able·ness; ad·vis·a·bly; ad·vis·a·to·ry; ad·vis·ed·ly; ad·vis·ee; ad·vis·er; ad·vis·er·ship; ad·vis·o·ri·ly; ar·chi·vis·tic; at·a·vis·tic; bo·vis·ta; cla·vis; cli·vis; de·vis·abil·i·ty; de·vis·able;… … English syllables
viscus — vis·cus … English syllables
viscera — vis•cer•a [[t]ˈvɪs ər ə[/t]] n. pl. sing. vis•cus [[t]ˈvɪs kəs[/t]] 1) anat. zool. the organs in the cavities of the body, esp. those in the abdominal cavity 2) (not in technical use) the intestines • Etymology: 1645–55; < L, pl. of viscus… … From formal English to slang
viscus — vis•cus [[t]ˈvɪs kəs[/t]] n. sing. of viscera … From formal English to slang
viscus — An organ of the digestive, respiratory, urogenital, and endocrine systems as well as the spleen, the heart, and great vessels; hollow and multilayered walled organs studied in splanchnology. [L. the soft parts, internal organs] * * * vis·cus vis… … Medical dictionary
Viscera — Viscus Vis cus, n.; pl. {Viscera}. [L., perhaps akin to E. viscid.] (Anat.) 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Viscus — Vis cus, n.; pl. {Viscera}. [L., perhaps akin to E. viscid.] (Anat.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
