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viscus
n. any of the internal organs of the body (especially in the abdominal cavity, i.e. the intestines)

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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.

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viscus
Noun
1. a main organ that is situated inside the body
(synonym) internal organ
(hypernym) organ
(hyponym) viscera, entrails, innards


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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.
  

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soft fleshy body parts (usu. pl.)| internal organs; entrails| flesh; offspring