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viscus
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˈvɪs.kəs/ us /ˈvɪs.kəs/pluralviscerauk /ˈvɪs.ər.ə/ us /ˈvɪs.ər.ə/
any large organ inside the body, such as the heart, stomach, lungs, or intestines:
Rupture of a viscus can lead to peritonitis, with subsequent sepsis and death.
In general, free air in the abdomen indicates perforation of a hollow viscus.
Hernia is protrusion of all or part of the viscus through the wall that contains it.
The viscus may be perforated by direct or indirect injury.
This may cause secondary rupture in the main pancreatic duct or more often in an adjacent viscus such as duodenum, stomach, or transverse colon.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Other major organs
adventitia
adventitial
atrioventricular node
cardiothoracic
convoluted tubule
epicardial
epicardium
exocrine
extrahepatic
gall bladder
Henle's loop
pancreatic
pneumonic
proximal convoluted tubule
sense organ
splanchnic
spleen
splenic
viscera
vital organs
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