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Visceral organ - Definition |
| Related Words: Anal, Cardiac, Colic, Colonic, Coronary, Demonstrative, Duodenal, Emotional, Enteric, Feeling, Gastric, Glandular, Gut, Interior, Internal, Intestinal |
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In mammalian anatomy, the viscera are the internal organs of the body, in particular the stomach and intestines. The term can also be used more inclusively, referring to:
Historically, viscera were examined by Roman pagan priests like the haruspices or the augurs in order to divine the future by their shape, dimensions or other factors.
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