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víscera

viscera

noun BEES-seh-rah Rare
Body & Health Body Parts

Origin: From Latin viscera, plural of viscus ('internal organ').

Also means

internal organ

Usage Note

Víscera is used in both singular and plural (vísceras), though the plural is far more common in medical and culinary contexts. It is always feminine. In everyday language Spanish speakers more often say órgano interno; víscera belongs to formal medical or anatomical registers. Do not confuse with visceral (the adjective), which in figurative Spanish means 'gut-level' or 'deeply instinctive'.

Examples

"El cirujano examinó las vísceras del paciente."

Natural Translation

The surgeon examined the patient's internal organs.

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