viscera
See also: víscera
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin viscera (“internal organs; bowels”).
Noun edit
viscera
Noun edit
viscera pl (plural only)
- Collectively, the internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities, such as the liver, heart, or stomach.
- The intestines.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
internal organs of the body
|
intestines — see intestines
References edit
- “viscera”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯iːs.ke.ra/, [ˈu̯iːs̠kɛrä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈviʃ.ʃe.ra/, [ˈviʃːerä]
Noun edit
vīscera
References edit
- “viscera”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers