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viscera

UK/ˈvɪsəɹə/

viscera is the plural of viscus.

Noun

viscera pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, 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.
  2. (plural, plural-only) The intestines.

Meaning of viscus

Noun

viscus (plural viscera)

  1. 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.
  2. (specifically) The intestines.

Synonyms of viscera

Origin of viscera

Borrowed from Latin viscera (“internal organs; bowels”).

Words formed from viscera

Questions about viscera

What does viscera mean?
Viscera means collectively, the internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities, such as the liver, heart, or stomach.
What is viscera the plural of?
Viscera is the plural of viscus.
What part of speech is viscera?
Viscera is a noun.
How do you pronounce viscera?
Viscera is pronounced /ˈvɪsəɹə/ (UK).

Words near viscera in the dictionary

  1. viscacheras
  2. viscance
  3. viscances
  4. Viscarra
  5. Viscarras
  6. viscera
  7. visceral
  8. visceral leishmaniases
  9. visceral leishmaniasis
  10. visceral nervous system
  11. visceral nervous systems

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Adapted from Wiktionary: viscera (page history and authors); viscus (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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