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viscera

[vis-er-uh] / ˈvɪs ər ə /
NOUN
intestines
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NOUN
entrails
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The first two were great fun, and apparently being subsumed into the distended viscera of the MCU won’t stop “Deadpool and Wolverine” or whatever from being R-rated fun.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 1, 2024

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

Canned jazz blared through the street with a mon-strous high-strutting rhythm that pulled at the viscera.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

What happens is with birria, it becomes almost viscus.

From Salon May 18, 2022

In the writings of Nemesius, bishop of Emissa, we read that the movement observed in the pulse originates in the heart, chiefly from the artery of the left ventricle of the viscus.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen

In consequence of this slight inflammation of the stomach an eruption of the face frequently ensues by the sensitive association of this viscus with the skin, which is called a surfeit.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin

In such a case a cystotomy would be indicated were the bullet discovered in 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

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




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