viscus – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
viscus
n.
any of the internal organs of the body (especially in the abdominal cavity, i.e. the intestines)
Organ (anatomy)
In
biology, an
organ or
viscus is a collection of
tissues joined in a structural unit to serve a common
function. In
anatomy, a
viscus is an internal organ, and
viscera is the plural form.
viscus
Noun
1. a main organ that is situated inside the body
(synonym) internal organ
(hypernym) organ
(hyponym) viscera, entrails, innards
Viscus
(n.)
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 abdomen.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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viscus
N
soft fleshy body parts (usu. pl.)| internal organs; entrails| flesh; offspring
