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viscera

[vis-er-uh] / ˈvɪs ər ə /
NOUN
intestines
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NOUN
entrails
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At a certain point — and we’re still years away — people will assess the candidates with their head, not viscera.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 16, 2025

Their efforts help improve our understanding of Earth’s viscera, of Iceland’s volcanic cadence, and of this peninsula’s volcanic dangers.

From National Geographic Jul. 24, 2023

He also pleaded guilty to single offence under the same act which related to the generation of viscera at the scene.

From BBC Feb. 24, 2023

“With its outré images and pulsating shots of human viscera, ‘Crimes of the Future’ is clearly meant to shock, as well as reference very real anxieties about technology, genetics and environmental degradation.

From Washington Post Jan. 24, 2023

A rat scuttled from the shadows, dragging a glistening chunk of meat or viscera.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

What happens is with birria, it becomes almost viscus.

From Salon May 18, 2022

On April 1 he was very well, and it was considered very doubtful if any viscus was wounded.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by George Henry Makins

The stomach is only a thin-walled membranous viscus which finds difficulty in dealing with food in lumps.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

Cases might, however, occur in which oblique passage of the bullet cuts a groove and makes a large opening in the peritoneum-clad portion of the viscus.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by George Henry Makins

Tapping, or incision followed by extirpation of the injured viscus, if the less severe procedures failed.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by George Henry Makins




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