visceral

[ vis-er-uh l ]

/ ˈvɪs ər əl /

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adjective

of or relating to the viscera.

affecting the viscera.

of the nature of or resembling viscera.

characterized by or proceeding from instinct rather than intellect: a visceral reaction.

characterized by or dealing with coarse or base emotions; earthy; crude: a visceral literary style.

Origin of visceral

1565–75; < Medieval Latin viscerālis, equivalent to viscer- (see viscera) + -ālis -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM visceral

vis·cer·al·ly, adverb non·vis·cer·al, adjective un·vis·cer·al, adjective

Words nearby visceral

visc., viscacha, viscaria, viscera, viscerad, visceral, visceral anesthesia, visceral arch, visceral cleft, visceral disease virus, visceral ganglion

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The scenes between Johansson and Adam Pearson, a man with neurofibromatosis, are some of the most delicate and visceral this year.

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JUDNICK: My reaction is so visceral that I immediately, like you, isolate myself so I can breathe.

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That single chapter, the most visceral and moving part of The Power Broker, took Caro six months to research and write.

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Unfortunately, this degree of visceral insight is not maintained to the end.

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But that visceral experience of the crowd as a capricious-yet-mindless entity has stayed with me ever since.

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The first traces of the urinary system become visible at about the time of the appearance of the third visceral cleft.

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Visceral commissure fairly long, except in Runcina, Lobiger and Thecosomata.

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Reichert describes the similar origin in embryo of bird and mammal (pig) of three "visceral" arches.

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The visceral arches of Fishes, especially of the Teleostei, are usually provided with a series of membrane bones.

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Ventral: Visceral peritoneum investing the Spigelian lobe and the gastro-hepatic omentum.

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British Dictionary definitions for visceral

visceral

/ (ˈvɪsərəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or affecting the viscera

characterized by intuition or instinct rather than intellect

Derived forms of visceral

viscerally, adverb

Medical definitions for visceral

visceral

[ vĭs′ər-əl ]

adj.

Relating to, situated in, or affecting the viscera.

Scientific definitions for visceral

viscera

[ vĭs′ər-ə ]

The soft internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities.

Other words from viscera

visceral adjective

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