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Meaning
Adj
●
In Anatomy & Pathology:
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.
●
In Anatomy:
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 (figurative),
relating
to or having
deep
internal
feelings
or sensibility.
●
Having
to do with
the
response
of the body
as opposed to
the
intellect
,
as in
the
distinction
between
feeling
and thinking.
●
(Apparently)
situated
in the
viscera
or the
interior
of the body.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
visceral
English
viscera
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Parietal
Cerebral
Intellectual
Related
Primal
Profound
Emotive
Intense
Cerebral
Gruesome
Poignant
Poetic
Surreal
Nerve
Emotional
Pleura
Animalistic
Muscle
Instinctive
Abdominal
Morbid
Cinematic
Somatic
Muscular
Meningeal
Visual
Deep
Nerves
Palpable
Suspenseful
Dramatic
Sensations
Harrowing
Subtle
Compelling
Satisfying
Sensation
Pelvic
Cutaneous
Epithelium
Superficial
Peripheral
Thoracic
Grotesque
Macabre
Autonomic
Prosaic
Cathartic
Gritty
Neurological
Gut
Brutal
Bodily
Adipose Tissue
Connective Tissue
Nerve Endings
Skeletal Muscle
Internal Organs
Central Nervous System
True To Life
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