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visceral.

Of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera (“internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities”).

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˈvɪsəɹəl/Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation[ˈvɪsəɹɫ̩]Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈvɪsɹəl/Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation[ˈvɪsɹɫ̩]Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. Of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera (“internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities”).

    visceral remains
  2. Of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera (“internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities”). Of a disease: involving the viscera.

  3. Of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera (“internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities”). Of or relating to the viscera or bowels regarded as the origin of a person's emotions; hence (figuratively), relating to or having deep internal feelings or sensibility.

  4. Having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect, as in the distinction between feeling and thinking.

    figuratively
  5. (Apparently) situated in the viscera or the interior of the body.

    figuratively · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle French viscéral (modern French viscéral), or from its etymon Medieval Latin viscerālis (“internal”) + English -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Viscerālis is derived from Latin viscera (a plural form of vīscus (“internal organ of the body”); further etymology uncertain, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to rotate, turn”)) + -ālis (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). cognates * Old French visceral (Middle French viscéral, modern French viscéral) * Italian viscerale * Spanish visceral

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