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 | | The word viscera, the plural of viscus, refers to the soft internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities (American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Houghton Mifflin, 1996 p.1996), such as the heart, liver, and stomach. |
 | | The plural form, viscera, is used much more frequently than the singular form, viscus, which is quite rare. |
 | | Mark Multach, Chief of the Division of General Medicine at the University of Miami, says this about viscus: "Viscus is rarely used other than to refer to the bowel (hollow viscus). |
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