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VISCUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A main organ that is situated inside the body

Synonyms:

internal organ; viscus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("viscus" is a kind of...):

organ (a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "viscus"):

entrails; innards; viscera (internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity))

excretory organ; urinary organ (an organ that separates waste substances from the blood and discharges them)

liver (large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes)

heart; pump; ticker (the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body)

breadbasket; stomach; tum; tummy (an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion)

respiratory organ (any organ involved in the process of respiration)

bowel; gut; intestine (the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus)

hindgut (the caudal part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos)

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 Context examples: 

Both muscles unite and insert at the apex of the coccyx to form the pelvic floor supporting the pelvic viscera and aiding in defecation.

(Levator Ani, NCI Thesaurus)