What it means
The root for the viscera, the soft organs inside the body's cavities, such as the stomach, intestines and liver. Visceral pain comes from the organs and is often dull and hard to pinpoint; evisceration is the spilling of organs through an opened wound.
At a glance
| Also written | viscero-, viscer- |
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Related terms
-al
A word ending that means relating to or belonging to.
gastrointestinal
Having to do with the stomach and intestines, or with the whole digestive tract from the mouth to the anus.