Viscera
/ˈvɪs.ər.ə/noun
The internal organs in the main cavities of the body, especially those in the abdomen.
Did you know?Viscera is the plural Latin form of an old anatomical term, and English kept the plural as a mass noun for the body’s internal organs.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*weis-
“to flow, drip, or ooze”
Latin
Latin
viscera
“the internal organs, especially the entrails”
Late Latin
Latin
viscera
“the entrails or internal organs”
14th Century
English
viscere
“the internal organs of the body”
Modern English
English
viscera
“the internal organs, especially those in the abdomen”